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% use [nosolutions] flag to hide solutions.
% use [solutions] flag to show solutions.
\documentclass[
solutions,
%solutions,
singlenumbering
]{../../../lib/tex/handout}
\usepackage{../../../lib/tex/macros}
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\input{parts/01 fibonacci.tex}
\input{parts/02 dice.tex}
\input{parts/03 coins.tex}
\input{parts/04 bonus.tex}
\end{document}

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That is, $f(x) = \frac{p(x)}{q(x)}$ where $p$ and $q$ are polynomials.
\problem{}
Solve the equation from \ref<fibo> for $F(x)$, expressing it as a rational function.
Solve the equation from \ref{fibo} for $F(x)$, expressing it as a rational function.
\begin{solution}
\begin{align*}
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\definition{}
\textit{Partial fraction decomposition} is an algebreic technique that works as follows: \par
If $p(x)$ is a polynomial and $a$ and $b$ are constants,
\textit{Partial fraction decomposition} is an algebraic technique that works as follows: \par
If $p(x)$ is a polynomial of degree 1 and $a$ and $b$ are constants,
we can rewrite the rational function $\frac{p(x)}{(x-a)(x-b)}$ as follows:
\begin{equation*}
\frac{p(x)}{(x-a)(x-b)} = \frac{c}{x-a} + \frac{d}{x-b}
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\problem{}
Using problems from the introduction and \ref{pfd}, find an expression
for the coefficients of $F(x)$ (and this, for the Fibonacci numbers).
for the coefficients of $F(x)$ (and thus, for the Fibonacci numbers).
\begin{solution}

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\problem{}
Using generating functions, find two six-sided dice whose sum has the same
distribution as the sum of two standard six-sided dice? \par
distribution as the sum of two standard six-sided dice. \par
That is, for any integer $k$, the number if ways that the sum of the two
nonstandard dice rolls as $k$ is equal to the number of ways the sum of

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\vspace{2mm}
Most ways of solving this involve awkward brute-force
approache that don't reveal anything interesting about the problem:
approaches that don't reveal anything interesting about the problem:
how can we change our answer if we want to make change for
\$0.51, or \$1.05, or some other quantity?

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\section{Extra Problems}
\problem{USAMO 1996 Problem 6}
Determine (with proof) whether there is a subset $X$ of
the nonnegative integers with the following property: for any nonnegative integer $n$ there is exactly
one solution of $a + 2b = n$ with $a, b \in X$.
(The original USAMO question asked about all integers, not just nonnegative - this is harder,
but still approachable with generating functions.)
\vfill
\problem{IMO Shortlist 1998}
Let $a_0, a_1, ...$ be an increasing sequence of nonnegative integers
such that every nonnegative integer can be
expressed uniquely in the form $a_i + 2a_j + 4a_k$,
where $i, j, k$ are not necessarily distinct.
Determine $a_1998$.
\vfill
\problem{USAMO 1986 Problem 5}
By a partition $\pi$ of an integer $n \geq 1$, we mean here a
representation of $n$ as a sum of one or more positive integers where the summands must be put in
nondecreasing order. (e.g., if $n = 4$, then the partitions $\pi$ are
$1 + 1 + 1 + 1$, $1 + 1 + 2$, $1 + 3, 2 + 2$, and $4$).
For any partition $\pi$, define $A(\pi)$ to be the number of ones which appear in $\pi$, and define $B(\pi)$
to be the number of distinct integers which appear in $\pi$ (e.g, if $n = 13$ and $\pi$ is the partition
$1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 5$, then $A(\pi) = 2$ and $B(\pi) = 3$).
Show that for any fixed $n$, the sum of $A(\pi)$ over all partitions of $\pi$ of $n$ is equal to the sum of
$B(\pi)$ over all partitions of $\pi$ of $n$.
\vfill
\problem{USAMO 2017 Problem 2}
Let $m_1, m_2, ..., m_n$ be a collection of $n$ distinct positive
integers. For any sequence of integers $A = (a_1, ..., a_n)$ and any permutation $w = w_1, ..., w_n$ of
$m_1, ..., m_n$, define an $A$-inversion of $w$ to be a pair of entries $w_i, w_j$ with $i < j$ for which one of the
following conditions holds:
\begin{itemize}
\item $ai \geq wi > wj$
\item $wj > ai \geq wi$
\item $wi > wj > ai$
\end{itemize}
Show that for any two sequences of integers $A = (a_1, ..., a_n)$ and $B = (b_1, ..., b_n)$ and for any
positive integer $k$, the number of permutations of $m_1, ..., m_n$ having exactly $k$ $A$-inversions is equal
to the number of permutations of $m_1, ..., m_n$ having exactly $k$ $B$-inversions.
(The original USAMO problem allowed the numbers $m_1, ..., m_n$ to not necessarily be distinct.)
\vfill