# 1420. Build Array Where You Can Find The Maximum Exactly K Comparisons

<https://leetcode.com/problems/build-array-where-you-can-find-the-maximum-exactly-k-comparisons>

## Description

Given three integers `n`, `m` and `k`. Consider the following algorithm to find the maximum element of an array of positive integers:

![](https://assets.leetcode.com/uploads/2020/04/02/e.png) You should build the array arr which has the following properties:

* `arr` has exactly `n` integers.
* `1 <= arr[i] <= m` where `(0 <= i < n)`.
* After applying the mentioned algorithm to `arr`, the value `search_cost` is equal to `k`.

Return *the number of ways* to build the array `arr` under the mentioned conditions. As the answer may grow large, the answer **must be** computed modulo `10^9 + 7`.

**Example 1:**

```

**Input:** n = 2, m = 3, k = 1
**Output:** 6
**Explanation:** The possible arrays are [1, 1], [2, 1], [2, 2], [3, 1], [3, 2] [3, 3]
```

**Example 2:**

```

**Input:** n = 5, m = 2, k = 3
**Output:** 0
**Explanation:** There are no possible arrays that satisify the mentioned conditions.
```

**Example 3:**

```

**Input:** n = 9, m = 1, k = 1
**Output:** 1
**Explanation:** The only possible array is [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
```

**Example 4:**

```

**Input:** n = 50, m = 100, k = 25
**Output:** 34549172
**Explanation:** Don't forget to compute the answer modulo 1000000007
```

**Example 5:**

```

**Input:** n = 37, m = 17, k = 7
**Output:** 418930126
```

**Constraints:**

* `1 <= n <= 50`
* `1 <= m <= 100`
* `0 <= k <= n`

## ac

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