Fermat's theorem as a corollary to the multinomial theorem |
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Authors: | Rodney T Hansen |
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Institution: | Montana State University , Bozeman, Montana, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The multinomial theorem and a basic property of multinomial coefficients yield a way of counting the number of chains of coloured beads of a fixed length where each colour can be used repeatedly. This coupled with a simple counting argument forms a concise proof of Fermat's theorem. |
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