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Coefficient = ?[[0]]

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What is the coefficient of $x_1^{\\var{a}}x_2^{\\var{b}}x_3^{\\var{c}}x_4^{\\var{d}}x_5^{\\var{f}}$ in the expansion of $(x_1+x_2+x_3+x_4+x_5)^{\\var{n}}$?

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7/02/2013:

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The Multinomial Theorem can be used to solve this question.

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The coefficient is: 

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\\[\\frac{\\var{n}!}{\\var{a}!\\var{b}!\\var{c}!\\var{d}!\\var{f}!}=\\var{ans}\\]

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