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Suppose a, ne Z and 0 < a <n. Prove that
n-
(1)-(^=¹)+(21)
a
n-
a-
in two different ways: firstly using the formula for (2) in terms of factorials; and secondly by consid-
ering subsets of {1,..., n}.
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose a, ne Z and 0 < a <n. Prove that n- (1)-(^=¹)+(21) a n- a- in two different ways: firstly using the formula for (2) in terms of factorials; and secondly by consid- ering subsets of {1,..., n}.
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