How many ways can you make change for a dollar?

2.5k Views Asked by At

This is a generic generating functions problem, and you are left with 1/(x-1)(x^5-1)....(x^50-1) however now I want to find the coefficient of the x^100 term of this expression... how can I do this or do I have to use partial fractions which will take ages...

1

There are 1 best solutions below

0
On

See http://www.maa.org/frank-morgans-math-chat-293-ways-to-make-change-for-a-dollar. This site shows how the answer is obtained with just some intelligent counting. Despite the title of the site Frank Morgan suggests $292$ ways, not counting a dollar coin.