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Let $n$ and $k$ be positive integers such that $n \geq \frac{k(k+1)}{2}$ The number of solutions $\left(x_{1}, x_{2}, \ldots, x_{k}\right), x_{1} \geq 1, x_{2} \geq 2$ $\ldots, x_{\mathrm{k}} \geq k$, all integers, satisfying $x_{1}+x_{2}+\ldots+x_{\mathrm{k}}=n$, is (A) ${ }^{\mathrm{m}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{k}-1}$ (B) ${ }^{\mathrm{m}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{k}}$ (C) ${ }^{\mathrm{m}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{k}+1}$ (D) none of these where $m=\frac{1}{2}\left(2 n-k^{2}+k-2\right)$

Let $n$ and $k$ be positive integers such that $n \geq \frac{k(k+1)}{2}$ The number of solutions $\left(x_{1}, x_{2}, \ldots, x_{k}\right), x_{1} \geq 1, x_{2} \geq 2$
$\ldots, x_{\mathrm{k}} \geq k$, all integers, satisfying $x_{1}+x_{2}+\ldots+x_{\mathrm{k}}=n$, is
(A) ${ }^{\mathrm{m}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{k}-1}$
(B) ${ }^{\mathrm{m}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{k}}$
(C) ${ }^{\mathrm{m}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{k}+1}$
(D) none of these where $m=\frac{1}{2}\left(2 n-k^{2}+k-2\right)$

Key Concepts

Restricted Compositions

This concept involves representing an integer as an ordered sum of positive integers where each part may have different lower bounds. By incorporating specific minimum values for each term, the counting problem becomes one of finding the number of valid compositions that satisfy both the sum and the individual restrictions.

Binomial Coefficients

These coefficients represent the number of ways to choose a subset of given size from a larger set, and they appear naturally in counting problems that use the stars and bars method. In the context of counting integer solutions, the answer can often be expressed as a binomial coefficient that encapsulates the number of unique configurations.

Change of Variables

This technique is applied to modify the original variables so that constraints such as lower bounds are removed or simplified. By substituting each variable with an expression that accounts for its minimum value, the problem is reformulated into one with nonnegative variables, which can then be tackled using standard combinatorial methods.

Stars and Bars

This is a combinatorial method used to count the number of ways to distribute indistinguishable objects into distinct bins. It is especially useful for problems that involve finding nonnegative or positive integer solutions to equations, by transforming the problem into one of placing dividers between objects (or stars).

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