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OpenStudy (crashonce):

Combinatorics Proofs help @ganeshie8

OpenStudy (crashonce):

OpenStudy (crashonce):

@ganeshie8

OpenStudy (crashonce):

@ikram002p @perl @ParthKohli

OpenStudy (crashonce):

@TheSmartOne

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

Sorry, I don't know :/

OpenStudy (crashonce):

irs ok

OpenStudy (crashonce):

@robtobey @Compassionate

OpenStudy (crashonce):

@robtobey @Compassionate

OpenStudy (crashonce):

@Abhisar

OpenStudy (anonymous):

choose one

OpenStudy (crashonce):

first one please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (crashonce):

can u do the third one

OpenStudy (crashonce):

@perl i completely dont understand how to do this type of question can u help

OpenStudy (perl):

you want to show that \[\left {1}{b} \right _3^4 \]

OpenStudy (perl):

\[\large ^{n+2}C_r =^{n}C_{r}+2*^{n}C_{r-1} +^nC_{r-2}\]

OpenStudy (queelius):

Part (a) asks you to prove (n choose r) + (n choose r + 1) = (n + 1 choose r + 1). One strategy is to rewrite the function (n choose k) as n!/(k!*(n-k)!), and show that both sides of the equality match. So, rewriting the LHS first: (n choose r) + (n choose r + 1) = n!/r!(n-r)! + n!/(r+1)!/(n-r-1)! = n!(r+1)+n!(n-r)! / (r+1)!(n-r)! = n!(n+1)/(r+1)!(n-r)! = (n+1)!/(r+1)!(n-r!) This is just (n + 1 choose r + 1), thus we have shown that (n choose r) + (n choose r + 1) = (n + 1 choose r + 1).

OpenStudy (queelius):

I made a typo. n!(n+1)/(r+1)!(n-r)! = (n+1)!/(r+1)!(n-r)!

OpenStudy (queelius):

So, it amounts to substituting the (n choose k)'s and then using algebraic manipulations to demonstrate equality.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

look at step

OpenStudy (perl):

that would be a feat to write that in Latex

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