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HMMT 2008 T4

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Let n>6n>6 be a positive integer. Determine the number of ways to walk from (0,0)(0,0) to (n,3)(n, 3) using only up and right unit steps such that the path does not meet the lines y=xy=x or y=x−n+3y=x-n+3 except at the start and at the end.

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\frac{1}{6}(n-6)(n-1)(n+1)

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