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counting and probability intermediate
Problem
How many rows of Pascal's Triangle contain the number ?
Solution
appears in the rd row of Pascal's Triangle, since . Note that is prime, so the smallest integer such that is divisible by is actually . Therefore, the rd row is the first row in which appears. Also note that all the other numbers in the rd row are greater than , with the exception of the 's on the ends. As a result, all the numbers on the following rows will either be or greater than , so only appears in the rd row. Therefore, only row of Pascal's Triangle contains the number .
Final answer
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