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Algebra Level 3

Find the coefficient of a 5 b 5 c 5 d 6 a^5b^5c^5d^6 in the expansion of ( b c d + a c d + a b d + a b c ) 7 . (bcd+acd + abd + abc)^7.


The answer is 630.

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1 solution

Jaleb Jay
Oct 15, 2016

Let f = a b c d , A = 1 / a , B = 1 / b , C = 1 / c , D = 1 / d f=abcd, A=1/a, B=1/b, C=1/c, D=1/d . Substituting these values into the expression simplifying it into the form ( A + B + C + D ) 7 f 7 (A+B+C+D)^7f^7 . This new expression now changes the value a 5 b 5 c 5 d 6 = A 2 B 2 C 2 D f 7 a^5b^5c^5d^6 = A^2B^2C^2Df^7 .

Finding the coefficient we're looking for can be done by finding the number of possible arrangements of A A B B C C D AABBCCD exist. A quick count done by filling each term in one at a time gives 7 ! 2 ! 2 ! 2 ! 1 ! = 630 \frac{7!}{2!2!2!1!}=630 .

Very logically think

Ram Sita - 3 years, 10 months ago

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