Out of two mathematicians and ten economists, it is necessary to form a committee made up of eight people. In how many ways can a committee be formed if it has to include at least one mathematician?
On two parallel lines \(a\) and \(b\), the points \(A_1, A_2, \dots , A_m\) and \(B_1, B_2, \dots , B_n\) are chosen, respectively, and all of the segments of the form \(A_iB_j\), where \(1 \leq i \leq m\), \(1 \leq j \leq n\). How many intersection points will there be if it is known that no three of these segments intersect at one point?
How many rational terms are contained in the expansion of
a) \((\sqrt 2 + \sqrt[4]{3})^{100}\);
b) \((\sqrt 2 + \sqrt[3]{3})^{300}\)?
Find \(m\) and \(n\) knowing the relation \(\binom{n+1}{m+1}: \binom{n+1}{m}:\binom{n+1}{m-1} = 5:5:3\).
Which term in the expansion \((1 + \sqrt 3)^{100}\) will be the largest by the Newton binomial formula?
Find the sums of the following series:
a) \({\frac {1} {1 \times 2}} + {\frac {1} {2 \times 3}} + {\frac {1} {3 \times 4}} + {\frac {1} {4 \times 5}} + \dots\);
b) \({\frac {1} {1 \times 2 \times 3}} + {\frac {1} {2 \times 3 \times 4}} + {\frac {1} {3 \times 4 \times 5}} + {\frac {1} {4 \times 5 \times 6}} + \dots\);
c) \({\frac {0!} {r!}} + {\frac {1!} {(r-1)!}} + {\frac {2!} {(r-2) !}} + {\frac {3!} {(r-3)!}} + \dots\) for \(r \geq 2\).
Write at random a two-digit number. What is the probability that the sum of the digits of this number is 5?
A player in the card game Preferans has 4 trumps, and the other 4 are in the hands of his two opponents. What is the probability that the trump cards are distributed a) \(2: 2\); b) \(3: 1\); c) \(4: 0\)?
Suppose that there are 15 prime numbers forming an arithmetic progression with a difference of \(d\). Prove that \(d >30,000\).
Numbers \(a, b, c\) are integers with \(a\) and \(b\) being coprime. Let us assume that integers \(x_0\) and \(y_0\) are a solution for the equation \(ax + by = c\).
Prove that every solution for this equation has the same form \(x = x_0 + kb\), \(y = y_0 - ka\), with \(k\) being a random integer.