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Putnam 2004 B2
Putnam 2004 B2
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December 11, 2004
Putnam
inequalities
probability
LaTeX
function
combinatorics
logarithms
Problem Statement
Let
m
m
m
and
n
n
n
be positive integers. Show that
(
m
+
n
)
!
(
m
+
n
)
m
+
n
<
m
!
m
m
⋅
n
!
n
n
\frac{(m+n)!}{(m+n)^{m+n}} < \frac{m!}{m^m}\cdot\frac{n!}{n^n}
(
m
+
n
)
m
+
n
(
m
+
n
)!
<
m
m
m
!
⋅
n
n
n
!
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