Introductory Combinatorics
Introductory Combinatorics
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780136020400
Author: Richard A. Brualdi
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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To prove: A combinatorial equation is k=1nk(nk)2=n(2n1n1) and let n and k be integers.

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