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September 18, 2010
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Problem Statement

Let X=(x1,x2,......,x9)X=(x_1,x_2,......,x_9) be a permutation of the set {1,2,,9}\{1,2,\ldots,9\} and let AA be the set of all such XX . For any XAX \in A, denote f(X)=x1+2x2++9x9f(X)=x_1+2x_2+\cdots+9x_9 and M={f(X)XA} M=\{f(X)|X \in A \}. Find M|M|. (S|S| denotes number of members of the set SS.)