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Step 1

Show that PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral

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To demonstrate that PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral, we need to establish that the opposite angles are supplementary.

Let:

  • hetaA heta_A be the angle at vertex A,
  • hetaB heta_B be the angle at vertex B,
  • hetaC heta_C be the angle at vertex C,
  • hetaD heta_D be the angle at vertex D.

Using the properties of angle bisectors, we have:

  1. The angle at point P can be expressed as: QPS=12(θA+θB)\angle QPS = \frac{1}{2}(\theta_A + \theta_B)

  2. The angle at point R can be expressed as: PRS=12(θC+θD)\angle PRS = \frac{1}{2}(\theta_C + \theta_D)

In a cyclic quadrilateral, the sum of opposite angles is 180180^{\circ}. Therefore, we require:

QPS+PRS=180\angle QPS + \angle PRS = 180^{\circ}

Substituting our earlier expressions gives: 12(θA+θB)+12(θC+θD)=180\frac{1}{2}(\theta_A + \theta_B) + \frac{1}{2}(\theta_C + \theta_D) = 180^{\circ}

This simplifies to: θA+θB+θC+θD=360\theta_A + \theta_B + \theta_C + \theta_D = 360^{\circ}

Since the angles of quadrilateral ABCD add up to 360360^{\circ}, this condition thus confirms that PQRSPQRS is indeed a cyclic quadrilateral.

Step 2

By considering the expansions of (1 + (x + y)^{3}) and (2 + y)^{3}, show that

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To find the coefficients of yry^{r} in the expansions of (1+(x+y)3)(1 + (x + y)^{3}) and (2+y)3(2 + y)^{3}, let's start with the binomial expansions:

  1. For (1+(x+y)3)(1 + (x + y)^{3}):

    • Using the binomial theorem:
    • We expand (x+y)3(x + y)^{3}: (30)x3y0+(31)x2y+(32)xy2+(33)y3\binom{3}{0}x^{3}y^{0} + \binom{3}{1}x^{2}y + \binom{3}{2}xy^{2} + \binom{3}{3}y^{3}
    • Then we have: 1+(31)(x+y)+(32)(x+y)22!+...1 + \binom{3}{1}(x + y) + \binom{3}{2} \frac{(x + y)^{2}}{2!} + ...
  2. For (2+y)3(2 + y)^{3}:

    • Again applying the binomial theorem:
    • We have: (30)23+(31)22y+(32)2y2+(33)y3\binom{3}{0}2^{3} + \binom{3}{1}2^{2}y + \binom{3}{2}2y^{2} + \binom{3}{3}y^{3}

Equating coefficients allows us to analyze how to find the corresponding terms in both expansions, particularly for specific values of rr.

Step 3

There are 23 people who have applied to be selected for a committee of 4 people.

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The selection process involves two selectors:

  1. Selector A chooses a group of at least 4 people from the 23 applicants:

    • The number of ways in which Selector A can choose a group of n people from 23 is given by: (23n)\binom{23}{n} where n4n \geq 4.
  2. Selector B then chooses 4 people from the selected group by Selector A:

    • For each chosen group of size n, the number of ways to select 4 from n is given by: (n4)\binom{n}{4}

To find the total ways this selection can be made, we sum over all valid n:

Total ways=n=423(23n)(n4)\text{Total ways} = \sum_{n=4}^{23} \binom{23}{n} \cdot \binom{n}{4}

Calculating these terms can be computed using combinatorial identities to arrive at the final answer.

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