2. (i) Recall the Pascal recurrence m + m k (^) + (^ + ¹). k 1 = Prove by induction on n that if k is a nonnegative integer, and n ≥k is an integer, then +...+ m + k n+ 1 ( ₁² ) + 6( n + ¹) = ₁ 3 n+ (2) = (x + 1). This is the diagonal property of Pascal's triangle, a.k.a. a hockey stick iden- tity. (ii) Show that = n³ for n ≥ 1.

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2. (i) Recall the Pascal recurrence
m
(₁)+()-("+¹).
1
m
1³ +2³+...+n³
Prove by induction on n that if k is a nonnegative integer, and n ≥k is an
integer, then
(*) + (* + ¹).
(iii) By (ii), we can write
n+ 1
( ₁ ) + 6( " + ¹) =
3
+...+
This is the diagonal property of Pascal's triangle, a.k.a. a hockey stick iden-
tity.
(ii) Show that
Explain how this leads to
m
1³ +2³+
k
n+
(2) = (x + 1).
=
(1) + ( ² ) +---+ (1) + 6 [(3) + ( 3 ) +----+ (^ ;+ ¹)]
3
·+n³.
= n³ for n ≥ 1.
n² (n + 1)²
4
Transcribed Image Text:2. (i) Recall the Pascal recurrence m (₁)+()-("+¹). 1 m 1³ +2³+...+n³ Prove by induction on n that if k is a nonnegative integer, and n ≥k is an integer, then (*) + (* + ¹). (iii) By (ii), we can write n+ 1 ( ₁ ) + 6( " + ¹) = 3 +...+ This is the diagonal property of Pascal's triangle, a.k.a. a hockey stick iden- tity. (ii) Show that Explain how this leads to m 1³ +2³+ k n+ (2) = (x + 1). = (1) + ( ² ) +---+ (1) + 6 [(3) + ( 3 ) +----+ (^ ;+ ¹)] 3 ·+n³. = n³ for n ≥ 1. n² (n + 1)² 4
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