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number of terms in multinomial exapansion

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:20 pm
by mutasimmim
Determine the number of terms in the expansion of $(a_1+a_2+a_3+....+a_n)^m$ where $m,n$ are positive integers.

Re: number of terms in multinomial exapansion

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 12:32 am
by Nirjhor
HINT 1
The expansion is homogenous of degree \(m\).
HINT 2
The answer is \(\dbinom{m+n-1}{n-1}=\dbinom{m+n-1}{m}\).