Find the cardinality of set ${(x,y,z):x,y,z in mathbb{Z}^+ wedge xyz=108}$
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Find the cardinality of set ${(x,y,z): x,y,ztext{ are positive integers and }xyz=108}$
my attempt:
I write all factors of $108$.
$$1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,27,36,54,108.$$
First observe that $xyz $ has only two degree of freedom. So its enough to choose $x,y$ . If I choose $x=1$ there are $12$ ways of choosing $y$. If choose $x$ as $2$ there are $11$ ways ...and so on.
So total number of ways $=1+2+...12=78$.
But its give in my book that $60$ is answer. Where am I wrong?
combinatorics permutations combinations integers
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Find the cardinality of set ${(x,y,z): x,y,ztext{ are positive integers and }xyz=108}$
my attempt:
I write all factors of $108$.
$$1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,27,36,54,108.$$
First observe that $xyz $ has only two degree of freedom. So its enough to choose $x,y$ . If I choose $x=1$ there are $12$ ways of choosing $y$. If choose $x$ as $2$ there are $11$ ways ...and so on.
So total number of ways $=1+2+...12=78$.
But its give in my book that $60$ is answer. Where am I wrong?
combinatorics permutations combinations integers
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"If I choose $2$ there are $11$ ways of choosing $y$" Really? I only found $8$ ways: $1,2,3,6,9,18,27,54$. What are the other $3$ ways???
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– bof
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@bof oh...thanks
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Find the cardinality of set ${(x,y,z): x,y,ztext{ are positive integers and }xyz=108}$
my attempt:
I write all factors of $108$.
$$1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,27,36,54,108.$$
First observe that $xyz $ has only two degree of freedom. So its enough to choose $x,y$ . If I choose $x=1$ there are $12$ ways of choosing $y$. If choose $x$ as $2$ there are $11$ ways ...and so on.
So total number of ways $=1+2+...12=78$.
But its give in my book that $60$ is answer. Where am I wrong?
combinatorics permutations combinations integers
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Find the cardinality of set ${(x,y,z): x,y,ztext{ are positive integers and }xyz=108}$
my attempt:
I write all factors of $108$.
$$1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,27,36,54,108.$$
First observe that $xyz $ has only two degree of freedom. So its enough to choose $x,y$ . If I choose $x=1$ there are $12$ ways of choosing $y$. If choose $x$ as $2$ there are $11$ ways ...and so on.
So total number of ways $=1+2+...12=78$.
But its give in my book that $60$ is answer. Where am I wrong?
combinatorics permutations combinations integers
combinatorics permutations combinations integers
edited Jan 15 at 7:52
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"If I choose $2$ there are $11$ ways of choosing $y$" Really? I only found $8$ ways: $1,2,3,6,9,18,27,54$. What are the other $3$ ways???
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– bof
Jan 15 at 7:36
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@bof oh...thanks
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– Cloud JR
Jan 15 at 7:38
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"If I choose $2$ there are $11$ ways of choosing $y$" Really? I only found $8$ ways: $1,2,3,6,9,18,27,54$. What are the other $3$ ways???
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– bof
Jan 15 at 7:36
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@bof oh...thanks
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– Cloud JR
Jan 15 at 7:38
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"If I choose $2$ there are $11$ ways of choosing $y$" Really? I only found $8$ ways: $1,2,3,6,9,18,27,54$. What are the other $3$ ways???
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– bof
Jan 15 at 7:36
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"If I choose $2$ there are $11$ ways of choosing $y$" Really? I only found $8$ ways: $1,2,3,6,9,18,27,54$. What are the other $3$ ways???
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– bof
Jan 15 at 7:36
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@bof oh...thanks
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– Cloud JR
Jan 15 at 7:38
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@bof oh...thanks
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$$(2^{j_1} 3^{k_1})(2^{j_2}3^{k_2})(2^{j_3}3^{k_3}) = 108 = 2^2 cdot 3^3$$
where ${ j_i, k_i} ge 0$ and by the Prime Factorization Theorem we have $j_1 + j_2 + j_3 = 2$ and $k_1 + k_2 + k_3 = 3$.
How many ways can you solve those equations, up to equivalent permutations of the factors? $12$
Start with the first (smallest) factor $(2^0 3^0)$ and increment others for the first "row"; then $(2^1 3^0)$ and increment others for the second "row"; then $(2^0 3^1)$ and so on... for the third "row." There is no fourth "row"...
Here are the sets, each in ascending order, themselves ordered:
- {1, 1, 108}, {1, 2, 54}, {1, 3, 36}, {1, 4, 27}, {1, 6, 18}, {1, 9, 12}
- {2, 2, 27}, {2, 3, 18}, {2, 6, 9}
- {3, 3, 12}, {3, 4, 9}, {3, 6, 6}
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$108=2^2 cdot 3^3$, so $x,y,z$ must be of the form $2^i3^j$ such that the sum of the $i$'s (where $0le ile 2$) is $2$ and the sum of the $j$'s (also integers starting from $0$) is $3$. How many solutions do $i_x+i_y+i_z = 2$ and $j_x+j_y+j_z = 3$ have in integers $ge 0$? All combinations of these solutions are the solutions you want.
There are $binom{n+k-1}{k-1}$ non-negative integer solutions to $x_1+ ldots +x_k =n$ (see wikipedia, e.g.) and so for $3$ variables and $n=2$ we get $binom{2+3-1}{2} = binom{4}{2}=6$ and for $n=3$ we get $binom{5}{2} = 10$. So combined we get $6 times 10=60$ solutions for these independent equations.
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$$(2^{j_1} 3^{k_1})(2^{j_2}3^{k_2})(2^{j_3}3^{k_3}) = 108 = 2^2 cdot 3^3$$
where ${ j_i, k_i} ge 0$ and by the Prime Factorization Theorem we have $j_1 + j_2 + j_3 = 2$ and $k_1 + k_2 + k_3 = 3$.
How many ways can you solve those equations, up to equivalent permutations of the factors? $12$
Start with the first (smallest) factor $(2^0 3^0)$ and increment others for the first "row"; then $(2^1 3^0)$ and increment others for the second "row"; then $(2^0 3^1)$ and so on... for the third "row." There is no fourth "row"...
Here are the sets, each in ascending order, themselves ordered:
- {1, 1, 108}, {1, 2, 54}, {1, 3, 36}, {1, 4, 27}, {1, 6, 18}, {1, 9, 12}
- {2, 2, 27}, {2, 3, 18}, {2, 6, 9}
- {3, 3, 12}, {3, 4, 9}, {3, 6, 6}
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$$(2^{j_1} 3^{k_1})(2^{j_2}3^{k_2})(2^{j_3}3^{k_3}) = 108 = 2^2 cdot 3^3$$
where ${ j_i, k_i} ge 0$ and by the Prime Factorization Theorem we have $j_1 + j_2 + j_3 = 2$ and $k_1 + k_2 + k_3 = 3$.
How many ways can you solve those equations, up to equivalent permutations of the factors? $12$
Start with the first (smallest) factor $(2^0 3^0)$ and increment others for the first "row"; then $(2^1 3^0)$ and increment others for the second "row"; then $(2^0 3^1)$ and so on... for the third "row." There is no fourth "row"...
Here are the sets, each in ascending order, themselves ordered:
- {1, 1, 108}, {1, 2, 54}, {1, 3, 36}, {1, 4, 27}, {1, 6, 18}, {1, 9, 12}
- {2, 2, 27}, {2, 3, 18}, {2, 6, 9}
- {3, 3, 12}, {3, 4, 9}, {3, 6, 6}
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$$(2^{j_1} 3^{k_1})(2^{j_2}3^{k_2})(2^{j_3}3^{k_3}) = 108 = 2^2 cdot 3^3$$
where ${ j_i, k_i} ge 0$ and by the Prime Factorization Theorem we have $j_1 + j_2 + j_3 = 2$ and $k_1 + k_2 + k_3 = 3$.
How many ways can you solve those equations, up to equivalent permutations of the factors? $12$
Start with the first (smallest) factor $(2^0 3^0)$ and increment others for the first "row"; then $(2^1 3^0)$ and increment others for the second "row"; then $(2^0 3^1)$ and so on... for the third "row." There is no fourth "row"...
Here are the sets, each in ascending order, themselves ordered:
- {1, 1, 108}, {1, 2, 54}, {1, 3, 36}, {1, 4, 27}, {1, 6, 18}, {1, 9, 12}
- {2, 2, 27}, {2, 3, 18}, {2, 6, 9}
- {3, 3, 12}, {3, 4, 9}, {3, 6, 6}
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$$(2^{j_1} 3^{k_1})(2^{j_2}3^{k_2})(2^{j_3}3^{k_3}) = 108 = 2^2 cdot 3^3$$
where ${ j_i, k_i} ge 0$ and by the Prime Factorization Theorem we have $j_1 + j_2 + j_3 = 2$ and $k_1 + k_2 + k_3 = 3$.
How many ways can you solve those equations, up to equivalent permutations of the factors? $12$
Start with the first (smallest) factor $(2^0 3^0)$ and increment others for the first "row"; then $(2^1 3^0)$ and increment others for the second "row"; then $(2^0 3^1)$ and so on... for the third "row." There is no fourth "row"...
Here are the sets, each in ascending order, themselves ordered:
- {1, 1, 108}, {1, 2, 54}, {1, 3, 36}, {1, 4, 27}, {1, 6, 18}, {1, 9, 12}
- {2, 2, 27}, {2, 3, 18}, {2, 6, 9}
- {3, 3, 12}, {3, 4, 9}, {3, 6, 6}
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answered Jan 15 at 7:19
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$108=2^2 cdot 3^3$, so $x,y,z$ must be of the form $2^i3^j$ such that the sum of the $i$'s (where $0le ile 2$) is $2$ and the sum of the $j$'s (also integers starting from $0$) is $3$. How many solutions do $i_x+i_y+i_z = 2$ and $j_x+j_y+j_z = 3$ have in integers $ge 0$? All combinations of these solutions are the solutions you want.
There are $binom{n+k-1}{k-1}$ non-negative integer solutions to $x_1+ ldots +x_k =n$ (see wikipedia, e.g.) and so for $3$ variables and $n=2$ we get $binom{2+3-1}{2} = binom{4}{2}=6$ and for $n=3$ we get $binom{5}{2} = 10$. So combined we get $6 times 10=60$ solutions for these independent equations.
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$108=2^2 cdot 3^3$, so $x,y,z$ must be of the form $2^i3^j$ such that the sum of the $i$'s (where $0le ile 2$) is $2$ and the sum of the $j$'s (also integers starting from $0$) is $3$. How many solutions do $i_x+i_y+i_z = 2$ and $j_x+j_y+j_z = 3$ have in integers $ge 0$? All combinations of these solutions are the solutions you want.
There are $binom{n+k-1}{k-1}$ non-negative integer solutions to $x_1+ ldots +x_k =n$ (see wikipedia, e.g.) and so for $3$ variables and $n=2$ we get $binom{2+3-1}{2} = binom{4}{2}=6$ and for $n=3$ we get $binom{5}{2} = 10$. So combined we get $6 times 10=60$ solutions for these independent equations.
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$108=2^2 cdot 3^3$, so $x,y,z$ must be of the form $2^i3^j$ such that the sum of the $i$'s (where $0le ile 2$) is $2$ and the sum of the $j$'s (also integers starting from $0$) is $3$. How many solutions do $i_x+i_y+i_z = 2$ and $j_x+j_y+j_z = 3$ have in integers $ge 0$? All combinations of these solutions are the solutions you want.
There are $binom{n+k-1}{k-1}$ non-negative integer solutions to $x_1+ ldots +x_k =n$ (see wikipedia, e.g.) and so for $3$ variables and $n=2$ we get $binom{2+3-1}{2} = binom{4}{2}=6$ and for $n=3$ we get $binom{5}{2} = 10$. So combined we get $6 times 10=60$ solutions for these independent equations.
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$108=2^2 cdot 3^3$, so $x,y,z$ must be of the form $2^i3^j$ such that the sum of the $i$'s (where $0le ile 2$) is $2$ and the sum of the $j$'s (also integers starting from $0$) is $3$. How many solutions do $i_x+i_y+i_z = 2$ and $j_x+j_y+j_z = 3$ have in integers $ge 0$? All combinations of these solutions are the solutions you want.
There are $binom{n+k-1}{k-1}$ non-negative integer solutions to $x_1+ ldots +x_k =n$ (see wikipedia, e.g.) and so for $3$ variables and $n=2$ we get $binom{2+3-1}{2} = binom{4}{2}=6$ and for $n=3$ we get $binom{5}{2} = 10$. So combined we get $6 times 10=60$ solutions for these independent equations.
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answered Jan 15 at 7:12
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"If I choose $2$ there are $11$ ways of choosing $y$" Really? I only found $8$ ways: $1,2,3,6,9,18,27,54$. What are the other $3$ ways???
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@bof oh...thanks
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