superprismatic Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 What is the coefficient of x45 in the power series expansion of (1-x)-1(1-x3)-1(1-x9)-1(1-x15)-1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 another way to ask the question: how many different ways can you use 1, 3, 9, 15 to sum to 45? 15 +15 +15 15 +15 +9 +3 +3 15 +15 +9 +3 +1 +1 +1 15 +15 +9 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +15 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 15 +15 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 15 +15 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +15 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +15 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +15 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +15 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +9 +9 +3 15 +9 +9 +9 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 15 +9 +9 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +9 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +9 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +9 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 15 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +9 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 15 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 15 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +3 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +3 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +3 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 15 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 (from here on out i'll truncate the +1's) 9 +9 +9 +9 +9 9 +9 +9 +9 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +9 +9 +3 +3 9 +9 +9 +9 +3 9 +9 +9 +9 9 +9 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +9 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +9 +3 +3 9 +9 +9 +3 9 +9 +9 9 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +3 +3 +3 9 +9 +3 +3 9 +9 +3 9 +9 9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +3 +3 +3 +3 9 +3 +3 +3 9 +3 +3 9 +3 9 3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 +3 3 +3 +3 3 +3 3 88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 rather than list every possible combo as i did above, an alternate aproach would be to use the recurance relationship: P(n,ak) = P(n,ak-1) +P(n-ak,ak) where ak is your sequence. for here, this would be... P(45,15) = P(45,9) +P(30,15) P(45,9) = P(45,3) +P(36,9) P(45,3) = 16 P(36,9) = P(36,3) +P(27,9) P(36,3) = 13 P(27,9) = P(27,3) +P(18,9) P(27,3) = 10 P(18,9) = P(18,3) +P(9,9) P(18,3) = 7 P(9,9) = P(9,3) +1 P(9,3) = 4 P(45,9) = 51 P(30,15) = P(30,9) +P(15,15) P(30,9) = P(30,3) +P(21,9) P(30,3) = 11 P(21,9) = P(21,3) +P(12,9) P(21,3) = 8 P(12,9) = P(12,3) +2 P(12,3) = 5 P(30,9) = 26 P(15,15) = P(15,9) +1 P(15,9) = P(15,3) +P(6,9) P(15,3) = 6 P(6,9) = P(6,3) = 3 P(45,15) =87. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 superprismatic Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 rather than list every possible combo as i did above, an alternate aproach would be to use the recurance relationship: P(n,ak) = P(n,ak-1) +P(n-ak,ak) where ak is your sequence. for here, this would be... P(45,15) = P(45,9) +P(30,15) P(45,9) = P(45,3) +P(36,9) P(45,3) = 16 P(36,9) = P(36,3) +P(27,9) P(36,3) = 13 P(27,9) = P(27,3) +P(18,9) P(27,3) = 10 P(18,9) = P(18,3) +P(9,9) P(18,3) = 7 P(9,9) = P(9,3) +1 P(9,3) = 4 P(45,9) = 51 P(30,15) = P(30,9) +P(15,15) P(30,9) = P(30,3) +P(21,9) P(30,3) = 11 P(21,9) = P(21,3) +P(12,9) P(21,3) = 8 P(12,9) = P(12,3) +2 P(12,3) = 5 P(30,9) = 26 P(15,15) = P(15,9) +1 P(15,9) = P(15,3) +P(6,9) P(15,3) = 6 P(6,9) = P(6,3) = 3 P(45,15) =87. You got it! I was just about to say that your last post was close (but no cigar) when I saw you posted this. Nice recurrence method, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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What is the coefficient of x45 in the power series
expansion of (1-x)-1(1-x3)-1(1-x9)-1(1-x15)-1?
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