Thread: Problem 2.5
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Old 03-16-2018, 10:07 AM
k_sze k_sze is offline
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Default Re: Problem 2.5
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Originally Posted by ntvy95 View Post
\frac{1}{N^{D}} \times \frac {N!}{(N-D)!} = \frac{1}{N^{D}} \times \prod_{i=0}^{D+1} (N - i) = \prod_{i=0}^{D+1} \frac{N - i}{N^{D}} \leq 1
Aside from the slight mistake in the product (it should be \prod_{i=0}^{D-1} (N - i)), the whole proof is just amazing! How did you even come up this chain of logic and deduction?
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