Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.4 - Generating Functions - Exercises - Page 549: 2

Answer

$1+4x+(4x)^2+(4x)^3+(4x)^4$

Work Step by Step

The generating function of $1, 4, 16, 64, 256$ is $$1+4x+(4x)^2+(4x)^3+(4x)^4$$ or $$1+4x+16x^2+64x^3+256x^4$$
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