Problem
1992 AIME Problem 4
In Pascal's Triangle, each entry is the sum of the two entries above it. The first few rows of the triangle are shown below.
\begin{array}{c ccccc ccccc ccc} \text{Row 0: } & & & & & & & 1 & & & & & & \\ \text{Row 1: } & & & & & & 1 & & 1 & & & & & \\ \text{Row 2: } & & & & & 1 & & 2 & & 1 & & & & \\ \text{Row 3: } & & & & 1 & & 3 & & 3 & & 1 & & & \\ \text{Row 4: } & & & 1 & & 4 & & 6 & & 4 & & 1 & & \\ \text{Row 5: } & & 1 & & 5 & &10& &10 & & 5 & & 1 & \\ \text{Row 6: } & 1 & & 6 & &15& &20& &15 & & 6 & & 1 \end{array}In which row of Pascal's Triangle do three consecutive entries occur that are in the ratio 3: 4: 5?
Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034
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