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Binomial Baffle (Posted on 2014-12-30) Difficulty: 3 of 5
If we expand (1 + 0.2)2014 by the binomial theorem, we get:
A(0) + A(1) + A(2) + .......+ A(2014) where:
A(j) = C(2014, j) *(0.2)j and:
C(x, y) = x!/(y!*(x-y)!)

Find the value of j for which A(j) is maximum.

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
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SolutionPaper and pencil solution (spoiler)Steve Herman2014-12-30 18:40:07
Solutioncomputer solutionCharlie2014-12-30 14:35:48
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