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Question 23070: Exact Falling Factorials Preserve Low-to-High Derivative Coefficients

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  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
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R0045-23070 · q-20261014-advance-20261111-r02-higher-order-derivative-0045

Original question and givens

Use original low-to-high coefficients=[20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140] for f(t)=sum coefficients[k]*t^k and derivative order=3≥0. f^(0)=f and each further order differentiates the preceding function. The declared degree bound is coefficient-list length minus1; trailing zeros would make it an upper bound rather than a minimal degree. Evaluation point=2. Give (coefficients, order, derivative_coefficients, point, value, certificate).

  • G001 — Use original low-to-high coefficients=[20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140] for f(t)=sum coefficients[k]*t^k and derivative order=3≥0. f^(0)=f and each further order differentiates the preceding function. The declared degree bound is coefficient-list length minus1; trailing zeros would make it an upper bound rather than a minimal degree. Evaluation point=2. Give (coefficients, order, derivative_coefficients, point, value, certificate).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

source operation=higher-polynomial-nth-derivative;original snapshot and mathematics retained

After

explicit ordered source output fields=[coefficients, order, derivative_coefficients, point, value, certificate]

Conditions: none

Retain the historical interface marker while listing source fields without JavaScript.Tags and No retain their claim scope;source-protocol ordering is not a mathematical proof.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: source_ordered_interface_explicit_without_javascript · Uses: G001

S002 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL low-to-high coefficients=[20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140];declared order=3

After

declared degree BOUND=6=ORIGINAL length-1;initialize derivative order0 with the UNTRIMMED original list

Conditions: none

Length minus1 is the declared bound;do not trim trailing zeros.Order0 is the original function.The monomial rule and finite sums justify each polynomial derivative,not an infinite extrapolation for arbitrary functions.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: higher_ORIGINAL_low_to_high_coefficients_degree_BOUND_order0 · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power1 coefficient product := mul(40, 1)

After

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power1 coefficient product = 40

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power2 coefficient product := mul(60, 2)

After

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power2 coefficient product = 120

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power3 coefficient product := mul(80, 3)

After

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power3 coefficient product = 240

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power4 coefficient product := mul(100, 4)

After

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power4 coefficient product = 400

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power5 coefficient product := mul(120, 5)

After

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power5 coefficient product = 600

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power6 coefficient product := mul(140, 6)

After

Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power6 coefficient product = 840

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S007

S009 · implies

Before

previous derivative order=0;actual low-to-high list=[20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140];drop ONLY its constant term

After

ALL [old_power,old_coefficient,multiplier,new_coefficient] rows=[[1, 40, 1, 40], [2, 60, 2, 120], [3, 80, 3, 240], [4, 100, 4, 400], [5, 120, 5, 600], [6, 140, 6, 840]];next raw list=[40, 120, 240, 400, 600, 840];all intermediate products SAFE

Conditions: none

At each level multiply the original coefficient by its old power k and place it at k−1 in low-to-high order.Once exhausted,the raw list stays empty and is normalized to[0] only at the end.The English source requires every intermediate product SAFE,not merely the final value.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: higher_EVERY_recursive_derivative_level_not_reordered · Uses: G001, S008

S010 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power1 coefficient product := mul(120, 1)

After

Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power1 coefficient product = 120

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S009

S011 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power2 coefficient product := mul(240, 2)

After

Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power2 coefficient product = 480

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S010

S012 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power3 coefficient product := mul(400, 3)

After

Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power3 coefficient product = 1200

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S011

S013 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power4 coefficient product := mul(600, 4)

After

Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power4 coefficient product = 2400

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S012

S014 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power5 coefficient product := mul(840, 5)

After

Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power5 coefficient product = 4200

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S013

S015 · implies

Before

previous derivative order=1;actual low-to-high list=[40, 120, 240, 400, 600, 840];drop ONLY its constant term

After

ALL [old_power,old_coefficient,multiplier,new_coefficient] rows=[[1, 120, 1, 120], [2, 240, 2, 480], [3, 400, 3, 1200], [4, 600, 4, 2400], [5, 840, 5, 4200]];next raw list=[120, 480, 1200, 2400, 4200];all intermediate products SAFE

Conditions: none

At each level multiply the original coefficient by its old power k and place it at k−1 in low-to-high order.Once exhausted,the raw list stays empty and is normalized to[0] only at the end.The English source requires every intermediate product SAFE,not merely the final value.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: higher_EVERY_recursive_derivative_level_not_reordered · Uses: G001, S014

S016 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power1 coefficient product := mul(480, 1)

After

Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power1 coefficient product = 480

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S015

S017 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power2 coefficient product := mul(1200, 2)

After

Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power2 coefficient product = 2400

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S016

S018 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power3 coefficient product := mul(2400, 3)

After

Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power3 coefficient product = 7200

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S017

S019 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power4 coefficient product := mul(4200, 4)

After

Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power4 coefficient product = 16800

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S018

S020 · implies

Before

previous derivative order=2;actual low-to-high list=[120, 480, 1200, 2400, 4200];drop ONLY its constant term

After

ALL [old_power,old_coefficient,multiplier,new_coefficient] rows=[[1, 480, 1, 480], [2, 1200, 2, 2400], [3, 2400, 3, 7200], [4, 4200, 4, 16800]];next raw list=[480, 2400, 7200, 16800];all intermediate products SAFE

Conditions: none

At each level multiply the original coefficient by its old power k and place it at k−1 in low-to-high order.Once exhausted,the raw list stays empty and is normalized to[0] only at the end.The English source requires every intermediate product SAFE,not merely the final value.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: higher_EVERY_recursive_derivative_level_not_reordered · Uses: G001, S019

S021 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL coefficients=[20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140];order=3;declared degree bound=6

After

final derivative coefficients=[480, 2400, 7200, 16800];for each original power k>=order multiplier=k*(k-1)*...*(k-order+1);lower powers vanish

Conditions: none

Repeated differentiation gives the falling factorial in original coefficient order;orders above the declared bound vanish.This gives no analyticity claim for arbitrary differentiable functions and does not turn a trailing-zero bound into the minimal degree.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: higher_falling_factorial_rule_all_orders_polynomial_only · Uses: G001, S020

S022 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative Horner power3 previous value times ORIGINAL point := mul(0, 2)

After

Higher derivative Horner power3 previous value times ORIGINAL point = 0

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S021

S023 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative Horner power3 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient := sum(0, 16800)

After

Higher derivative Horner power3 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient = 16800

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S022

S024 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative Horner power2 previous value times ORIGINAL point := mul(16800, 2)

After

Higher derivative Horner power2 previous value times ORIGINAL point = 33600

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S023

S025 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative Horner power2 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient := sum(33600, 7200)

After

Higher derivative Horner power2 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient = 40800

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S024

S026 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative Horner power1 previous value times ORIGINAL point := mul(40800, 2)

After

Higher derivative Horner power1 previous value times ORIGINAL point = 81600

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S025

S027 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative Horner power1 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient := sum(81600, 2400)

After

Higher derivative Horner power1 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient = 84000

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S026

S028 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative Horner power0 previous value times ORIGINAL point := mul(84000, 2)

After

Higher derivative Horner power0 previous value times ORIGINAL point = 168000

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S027

S029 · calculation

Before

Higher derivative Horner power0 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient := sum(168000, 480)

After

Higher derivative Horner power0 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient = 168480

Conditions: none

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Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S028

Reverse checks

  • S029 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative Horner power0 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S028 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative Horner power0 previous value times ORIGINAL point with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S027 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative Horner power1 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S026 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative Horner power1 previous value times ORIGINAL point with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S025 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative Horner power2 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S024 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative Horner power2 previous value times ORIGINAL point with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S023 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative Horner power3 plus ORIGINAL derivative coefficient with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S022 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative Horner power3 previous value times ORIGINAL point with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S021 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S020 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S019 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power4 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S018 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power3 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S017 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power2 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S016 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level3 ORIGINAL power1 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S015 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S014 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power5 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S013 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power4 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S012 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power3 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S011 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power2 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S010 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level2 ORIGINAL power1 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S009 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power6 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power5 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power4 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power3 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power2 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Higher derivative level1 ORIGINAL power1 coefficient product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

([20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140], 3, [480, 2400, 7200, 16800], 2, 168480, falling_factorial_coefficients_exact)

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Review date: 2026-10-26

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