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Sum of squared/cube combinations [duplicate]

I was wondering if there is a closed formula for sum of cubed combinations. More precisely, I'd like to compute $$\sum_{k=1}^n \left ( \begin{array}{c}n\\k\end{array}\right )^3$$ Obviously, without ...
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How many distinct functions can be defined from set A to B

In my discrete mathematics class our notes say that between set A (having 6 elements) and set b (having 8 elements), there are 8^6 distinct functions that can be formed, in other words: |b|^|a| ...