Let n be the number of ordered triples to where , , . What are the last 3 digits of n ?
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To make this more simpler, let's substitute,
a = 1 1 + l
b = 2 1 + m
c = 3 1 + n
Thus, the equality becomes,
( l + m + n ) + 6 3 = 1 7 7
⇒ l + m + n = 1 1 4
Now, we know that the number of integer solutions to,
x 1 + x 2 + … + x r = n ,
where x 1 , x 2 , … , x r ≥ 0 are ( r − 1 n + r − 1 )
Thus, the number of solutions to our equation,
l + m + n = 1 1 4
would be,
( 3 − 1 1 1 4 + 3 − 1 ) = ( 2 1 1 6 ) = 6 6 7 0
Note that the last three digits of 6 6 7 0 are 6 7 0