Discrete Mathematics: Elementary and Beyond

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64 3. Binomial Coefficients and Pascal’s Triangle


3.8.14Letnbe a positive integer divisible by 3. Use Stirling’s formula to find
the approximate value of


n
n/ 3


.

3.8.15Prove that

n
10


∼n

10
10!.
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