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Source: Indian RMO 2004 Problem 4
February 28, 2006
Problem Statement
Prove that the number of triples
(
A
,
B
,
C
)
(A,B,C)
(
A
,
B
,
C
)
where
A
,
B
,
C
A, B, C
A
,
B
,
C
are subsets of
{
1
,
2
,
…
,
n
}
\{ 1,2, \ldots , n \}
{
1
,
2
,
…
,
n
}
such that
A
∩
B
∩
C
=
ϕ
A \cap B \cap C = \phi
A
∩
B
∩
C
=
ϕ
,
A
∩
B
≠
ϕ
A \cap B \not= \phi
A
∩
B
=
ϕ
,
C
∩
B
≠
ϕ
C \cap B \not= \phi
C
∩
B
=
ϕ
is
7
n
−
2.
6
n
+
5
n
7^n - 2 . 6^n + 5^n
7
n
−
2.
6
n
+
5
n
.
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