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== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
(a) <math>133</math> | |||
(b) <math>\binom{19}{2}+\binom{18}{3}+\binom{17}{4}+\cdots \binom{11}{10}</math> | |||
(c) <math>\binom{n-1}{2}+\binom{n-2}{3}+\binom{n-3}{4}+\cdots</math> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:Intermediate Algebra Problems]] | [[Category:Intermediate Algebra Problems]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:59, 13 January 2019
Problem
Let
. Determine the number of subsets
of
such that
contains at least two
elements and such that no two elements of
differ by
when
(a)
(b)
(c) generalize for any
.
Solution
(a)
(b)
(c)
See also
| 2009 UNCO Math Contest II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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