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| − | ==Problem==
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| − | How many strings of length <math>5</math> formed from the digits <math>0</math>, <math>1</math>, <math>2</math>, <math>3</math>, <math>4</math> are there such that for each <math>j \in \{1,2,3,4\}</math>, at least <math>j</math> of the digits are less than <math>j</math>? (For example, <math>02214</math> satisfies this condition
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| − | because it contains at least <math>1</math> digit less than <math>1</math>, at least <math>2</math> digits less than <math>2</math>, at least <math>3</math> digits less
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| − | than <math>3</math>, and at least <math>4</math> digits less than <math>4</math>. The string <math>23404</math> does not satisfy the condition because it
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| − | does not contain at least <math>2</math> digits less than <math>2</math>.)
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| − | <math>\textbf{(A) }500\qquad\textbf{(B) }625\qquad\textbf{(C) }1089\qquad\textbf{(D) }1199\qquad\textbf{(E) }1296</math>
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| − | == Solution 1 (Parking Functions) ==
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| − | For some <math>n</math>, let there be <math>n+1</math> parking spaces counterclockwise in a circle. Consider a string of <math>n</math> integers <math>c_1c_2 \cdots c_n</math> each between <math>0</math> and <math>n</math>, and let <math>n</math> cars come into this circle so that the <math>i</math>th car tries to park at spot <math>c_i</math>, but if it is already taken then it instead keeps going counterclockwise and takes the next avaliable spot. After this process, exactly one spot will remain empty.
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| − | Then the strings of <math>n</math> numbers between <math>0</math> and <math>n-1</math> that contain at least <math>k</math> integers <math><k</math> for <math>1 \leq k \leq n+1</math> are exactly the set of strings that leave spot <math>n</math> empty. Also note for any string <math>c_1c_2 \cdots c_n</math>, we can add <math>1</math> to each <math>c_i</math> (mod <math>n+1</math>) to shift the empty spot counterclockwise, meaning for each string there exists exactly one <math>j</math> with <math>0 \leq j \leq n</math> so that <math>(c_1+j)(c_2+j) \cdots (c_n+j)</math> leaves spot <math>n</math> empty. This gives there are <math>\frac{(n+1)^{n}}{n+1} = (n+1)^{n-1}</math> such strings.
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| − | Plugging in <math>n = 5</math> gives <math>\boxed{\textbf{(E) }1296}</math> such strings.
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| − | ~ oh54321
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| − | ==Solution 2 (Casework)==
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| − | Note that a valid string must have at least one <math>0.</math> We perform casework on the number of different digits such strings can have.
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| − | ==Solution 3 (Recursive Equations Approach)==
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| − | Denote by <math>N \left( p, q \right)</math> the number of <math>p</math>-digit strings formed by using numbers <math>0, 1, \cdots, q</math>, where for each <math>j \in \{1,2, \cdots , q\}</math>, at least <math>j</math> of the digits are less than <math>j</math>.
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| − | We have the following recursive equation:
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| − | <cmath>
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| − | N \left( p, q \right)
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| − | = \sum_{i = 0}^{p - q} \binom{p}{i} N \left( p - i, q - 1 \right) , \ \forall \ p \geq q \mbox{ and } q \geq 1
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| − | </cmath>
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| − | and the boundary condition <math>N \left( p, 0 \right) = 1</math> for any <math>p \geq 0</math>.
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| − | By solving this recursive equation, for <math>q = 1</math> and <math>p \geq q</math>, we get
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| − | <cmath>
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| − | \begin{align*}
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| − | N \left( p , 1 \right)
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^{p - 1} \binom{p}{i} N \left( p - i, 0 \right) \\
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^{p - 1} \binom{p}{i} \\
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^p \binom{p}{i} - \binom{p}{p} \\
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| − | & = 2^p - 1 .
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| − | \end{align*}
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| − | </cmath>
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| − | For <math>q = 2</math> and <math>p \geq q</math>, we get
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| − | <cmath>
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| − | \begin{align*}
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| − | N \left( p , 2 \right)
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^{p - 2} \binom{p}{i} N \left( p - i, 1 \right) \\
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^{p - 2} \binom{p}{i} \left( 2^{p - i} - 1 \right) \\
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^p \binom{p}{i} \left( 2^{p - i} - 1 \right)
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| − | - \sum_{i = p - 1}^p \binom{p}{i} \left( 2^{p - i} - 1 \right) \\
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^p \left( \binom{p}{i} 1^i 2^{p - i} - \binom{p}{i} 1^i 1^{p - i} \right)
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| − | - p \\
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| − | & = \left( 1 + 2 \right)^p - \left( 1 + 1 \right)^p - p \\
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| − | & = 3^p - 2^p - p .
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| − | \end{align*}
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| − | </cmath>
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| − | For <math>q = 3</math> and <math>p \geq q</math>, we get
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| − | <cmath>
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| − | \begin{align*}
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| − | N \left( p , 3 \right)
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^{p - 3} \binom{p}{i} N \left( p - i, 2 \right) \\
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^{p - 3} \binom{p}{i} \left( 3^{p - i} - 2^{p - i} - \left( p - i \right) \right) \\
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^p \binom{p}{i} \left( 3^{p - i} - 2^{p - i} - \left( p - i \right) \right)
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| − | - \sum_{i = p - 2}^p \binom{p}{i} \left( 3^{p - i} - 2^{p - i} - \left( p - i \right) \right) \\
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^p \left( \binom{p}{i} 1^i 3^{p - i} - \binom{p}{i} 1^i 2^{p - i}
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| − | - \binom{p}{i} \left( p - i \right) \right)
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| − | - \frac{3}{2} p \left( p - 1 \right) \\
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| − | & = \left( 1 + 3 \right)^p - \left( 1 + 2 \right)^p
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| − | - \frac{d \left( 1 + x \right)^p}{dx} \bigg|_{x = 1}
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| − | - \frac{3}{2} p \left( p - 1 \right) \\
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| − | & = 4^p - 3^p - 2^{p-1} p - \frac{3}{2} p \left( p - 1 \right) .
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| − | \end{align*}
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| − | </cmath>
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| − | For <math>q = 4</math> and <math>p = 5</math>, we get
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| − | <cmath>
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| − | \begin{align*}
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| − | N \left( 5 , 4 \right)
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| − | & = \sum_{i = 0}^1 \binom{5}{i} N \left( 5 - i , 3 \right) \\
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| − | & = N \left( 5 , 3 \right) + 5 N \left( 4 , 3 \right) \\
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| − | & = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }1296} .
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| − | \end{align*}
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| − | </cmath>
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| − | ~Steven Chen (Professor Chen Education Palace, www.professorchenedu.com)
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| − | ==Solution 4 (Answer Choices)==
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| − | Let the set of all valid sequences be <math>S</math>.
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| − | Notice that for any sequence <math>\{a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4,a_5\}</math> in <math>S</math>, the sequences
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| − | <cmath>
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| − | \begin{align*}
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| − | \{a_2,a_3,a_4,a_5,a_1\}\\
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| − | \{a_3,a_4,a_5,a_1,a_2\}\\
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| − | \{a_4,a_5,a_1,a_2,a_3\}\\
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| − | \{a_5,a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4\}
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| − | \end{align*}
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| − | </cmath>
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| − | must also belong in <math>S</math>. However, one must consider the edge case all 5 elements are the same (only <math>\{0,0,0,0,0\}</math>), in which case all sequences listed are equivalent. Then <math>\lvert S \rvert \equiv 1 \pmod 5</math>, which yields <math>\boxed{\textbf{(E) }1296}</math> by inspection.
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| − | ~Tau
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| − | ==Video Solution==
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| − | https://youtu.be/mj78e_LnkX0
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| − | ~Steven Chen (Professor Chen Education Palace, www.professorchenedu.com)
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| − | == Video Solution By OmegaLearn using Complementary Counting ==
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| − | https://youtu.be/jWoxFT8hRn8
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| − | ~ pi_is_3.14
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| − | == See Also ==
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| − | {{AMC10 box|year=2022|ab=A|num-b=23|num-a=25}}
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| − | {{AMC12 box|year=2022|ab=A|num-b=23|num-a=25}}
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| − | [[Category:Intermediate Combinatorics Problems]] | |
| − | {{MAA Notice}}
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