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Homework Statement
Count the solutions in nonnegative integers x1,...,xk to x1 + ... + xk=n
Homework Equations
There's a Theorem in the chapter (shows that the answer is "n+k-1 choose k-1" but we're not allowed to use it.
The Attempt at a Solution
Well, obviously you can just have x1 and make equal to n, or you can make x1,...,xk=n all equal to one, or do a bunch of stuff in between.
No stunning revelations for me, though. Ideas for how to construct a formula?