Exercise · ZW-PARTITION-GENERATING-FUNCTION-006 · ★★☆ Intermediate
If \(p(n)\) is the number of partitions of \(n\), what is \(p(3)\)?
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- A. 3
Explanation
The partitions of 3 are \(3\), \(2+1\), and \(1+1+1\), three in total. Forgetting the single-part partition gives 2, and adding an extra composition gives 4.
Review the concept: Partition generating function
The partition generating function is the formal series \(\sum_{n\ge 0} p(n)\,x^n\), where \(p(n)\) counts the partitions of the integer \(n\).
\[\sum_{n\ge 0} p(n)x^n=\prod_{k\ge 1}\frac{1}{1-x^k}\]
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- ZW-PARTITION-GENERATING-FUNCTION-002 How many partitions does the integer 2 have?
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- ZW-PARTITION-GENERATING-FUNCTION-004 What factor does the part of size k contribute to the generating function?
- ZW-PARTITION-GENERATING-FUNCTION-005 What is the coefficient of x^2 in prod_k≥1(1)/(1-x^k)?
- ZW-PARTITION-GENERATING-FUNCTION-007 Using 1+x+2x^2+3x^3+5x^4+cdots, what is p(4)?
- ZW-PARTITION-GENERATING-FUNCTION-008 What is the coefficient of x^5 in (1)/((1-x)(1-x^2))?
- ZW-PARTITION-GENERATING-FUNCTION-009 How many partitions of 4 have all their parts equal to 1 or 2?
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