2. What is the coefficient of x^3*y^6*z^5 in (x+y+z)^14? Explain in words why your answer is correct.
I'm no good at memorizing arbitrary formulas, but I do know that this uses the multinomial theorem. Correct me if I'm wrong, but according to the theorem I think that the answer to this question would be
n!/(k_1)!*(k_2)!*(k_3)!
Where, in this example
n=14 k_1=3 k_2=6 k_3=5
So, the coefficient of x^3*y^6*z^5 in (x+y+z)^14 is
14!/(3!*6!*5!) = 168168 --Msstaffo 21:52, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
