Home Competitions US-TST 2010 Problem 8
Let m , n m,n m , n be positive integers with m ≥ n m \geq n m ≥ n , and let S S S be the set of all n n n -term sequences of positive integers ( a 1 , a 2 , … a n ) (a_1, a_2, \ldots a_n) ( a 1 , a 2 , … a n ) such that a 1 + a 2 + ⋯ + a n = m a_1 + a_2 + \cdots + a_n = m a 1 + a 2 + ⋯ + a n = m . Show that
∑ S 1 a 1 2 a 2 ⋯ n a n = ( n n ) n m − ( n n − 1 ) ( n − 1 ) m + ⋯ + ( − 1 ) n − 2 ( n 2 ) 2 m + ( − 1 ) n − 1 ( n 1 ) . \sum_S 1^{a_1} 2^{a_2} \cdots n^{a_n} =
{n \choose n} n^m - {n \choose n-1} (n-1)^m + \cdots +
(-1)^{n-2} {n \choose 2} 2^m + (-1)^{n-1} {n \choose 1}. S ∑ 1 a 1 2 a 2 ⋯ n a n = ( n n ) n m − ( n − 1 n ) ( n − 1 ) m + ⋯ + ( − 1 ) n − 2 ( 2 n ) 2 m + ( − 1 ) n − 1 ( 1 n ) .
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