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We rewrite the given equation as <math>(9-a)+b+(9-c)+d=9,</math> or <cmath>a'+b+c'+d=9.</cmath> By the stars and bars argument, there are <math>\binom{9+4-1}{4-1}=\boxed{\textbf{(D) } 220}</math> ordered quadruples <math>(a',b,c',d).</math> | We rewrite the given equation as <math>(9-a)+b+(9-c)+d=9,</math> or <cmath>a'+b+c'+d=9.</cmath> By the stars and bars argument, there are <math>\binom{9+4-1}{4-1}=\boxed{\textbf{(D) } 220}</math> ordered quadruples <math>(a',b,c',d).</math> | ||
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== Solution 2 (Casework) == | == Solution 2 (Casework) == |
Latest revision as of 20:29, 14 November 2022
Problem
Consider polynomials of degree at most
, each of whose coefficients is an element of
. How many such polynomials satisfy
?
Solution 1 (Stars and Bars)
Suppose that This problem is equivalent to counting the ordered quadruples
where all of
and
are integers from
through
such that
Let
and
Note that both of
and
are integers from
through
Moreover, the ordered quadruples
and the ordered quadruples
have one-to-one correspondence.
We rewrite the given equation as or
By the stars and bars argument, there are
ordered quadruples
~pieater314159 ~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 2 (Casework)
Suppose that This problem is equivalent to counting the ordered quadruples
where all of
and
are integers from
through
such that
which rearranges to
Note that
is an integer from
through
and
is an integer from
through
Therefore, both of
and
are integers from
through
We construct the following table:
We sum up the counts in the last column to get the answer
~BJHHar ~MRENTHUSIASM
See Also
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