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How do I generate a set of n-tuples containing integral solutions to a linear equation provided certain constraints?


Let $m,k,p$ be fixed positive integers. I want to create a table of k-tuples $(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_k)$ comprised of solutions in positive integers to the equation below:


$$x_1+x_2+\cdots+x_k=m\quad\text{where }1\leq{}x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_k\leq{}p$$


For example, if I set $m=16,k=3$, and $p=6$. How can I make mathematica generate the set (table) of integer triples $(x_1,x_2,x_3)$ such that $$x_1+x_2+x_3=16$$ where $1\leq{}x_1,x_2,x_3\leq{}6$.


Also, how would I seperately generate a table of positive integral triples $(x_1,x_2,x_3)$ for which $$x_1+x_2+x_3\geq{}16 \quad \text{and } 1\leq{}x_1,x_2,x_3\leq{}6.$$



Answer



Try to read Documentation on functions Solve and Reduce and tutorial Solving Equations. Look through this forum, I bet this is a duplicate question. There is also a guide: Diophantine Equations.


{x1, x2, x3} /. 
Solve[x1 + x2 + x3 == 16 && 1 <= x1 <= 6 && 1 <= x2 <= 6 &&

1 <= x3 <= 6, {x1, x2, x3}, Integers]


{{4, 6, 6}, {5, 5, 6}, {5, 6, 5}, {6, 4, 6}, {6, 5, 5}, {6, 6, 4}}



or alternatively


Reduce[x1 + x2 + x3 == 16 && 1 <= x1 <= 6 && 1 <= x2 <= 6 && 
1 <= x3 <= 6, {x1, x2, x3}, Integers]



(x1 == 4 && x2 == 6 && x3 == 6) || (x1 == 5 && x2 == 5 && x3 == 6) || (x1 == 5 && x2 == 6 && x3 == 5) || (x1 == 6 && x2 == 4 && x3 == 6) || (x1 == 6 && x2 == 5 && x3 == 5) || (x1 == 6 && x2 == 6 && x3 == 4)



Your 2nd question would be


{x1, x2, x3} /. 
Solve[x1 + x2 + x3 >= 16 && 1 <= x1 <= 6 && 1 <= x2 <= 6 &&
1 <= x3 <= 6, {x1, x2, x3}, Integers]


{{4, 6, 6}, {5, 5, 6}, {5, 6, 5}, {5, 6, 6}, {6, 4, 6}, {6, 5, 5}, {6, 5, 6}, {6, 6, 4}, {6, 6, 5}, {6, 6, 6}}




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