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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 iii Paper 339 3 a ii Solution by
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Consider on the finite-dimensional vector space and use the monomial basis. For , a binomial distribution and the falling factorial moment formula givewhere is the Stirling number of the second kind and . This follows by expanding and using . Also .
Each monomial maps to a polynomial of no larger degree. The resulting matrix is triangular with diagonal entries and , . When and , all entries are positive. ThereforeFor constant polynomials the conclusion is immediate. Taking positive indices avoids the undefined sample expression at .
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