Ok to post Question 1 Reproduce the proof that egf(c) = egf(a)*egf(b) Answer 1 We start of by imagining two combinatorial families (that can be unrelated?) A and B, and there are a(n) labeled objects in A and b(n) labeled objects in b. We nwo try to create a new set C = A x B. So c(n) = sum(binomial(n, k)*a(k)*b(n-k), k =0..n) We basically choose k objects from a b and make a label of them We then multiply both sude by x^n/n! and sum them from n = 0 .. infinity We get Egf(c) = Egf(A)*Egf(B) Question 2 Using Maple or otherwise find the ordinary generating function and exponential generating function for a(n)=n*(n-1)*(n-2) (n ≥ 0) Answer 2 ordinary generating function: 6*x^3/(x - 1)^4 exponential generating function: x^3*exp(x) Question 3 i) How many ordered pairs [SP1,SP2] are there where SP1 and SP2 are set partitions of different sets whose total numbers is 100 and the labels are {1, ..., 100} (ii) How many sets {SP1,SP2} where SP1 and SP2 are set-partitions of different sets whose total numbers is 100 and the labels are {1, ..., 100} ? [Reminder the egf of set-partitions is exp(exp(x)-1) ] Answer 3 I know we have to use the fact that egf(A)= egf(B)*egf(c) but I don't know how to implememnt it