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What is ( 3 1 2 ) n (31^2)_n ?

Where, n = ( m 13 ) n = \binom{m}{13} and m = ( 82 54 ) m = \binom{82}{54}

Please provide your answer in base n n , not decimal.

Clarification: The subscript means base n n , and the notation ( a b ) \binom{a}{b} indicates " a a choose b b " or the binomial coefficient indexed by a a and b b .

Hint: Although this problem appears to be compute intensive, in reality it is not... Good luck!


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The answer is 961.

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1 solution

Geoff Pilling
Apr 16, 2016

No matter what base you are working in, (as long as its greater than 9), the multiplication will be the same, and ( 3 1 2 ) n = 96 1 n (31^2)_n = 961_n

It's wrong for 4 n 9 4 \le n \le 9 . It's only true when n 10 n \ge 10 .

Ivan Koswara - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Ah, good point! I've updated my solution accordingly! The good thing is, n is definitely > 9 :D

Geoff Pilling - 5 years, 1 month ago

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