Discrete Mathematics With Applications
Discrete Mathematics With Applications
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ISBN: 9781337694193
Author: EPP, Susanna S.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 9.7, Problem 36ES

For every integer n ≥ 1 ,
( 0 n ) − ( 1 n ) + ( 2 n ) − ... + ( − 1 ) n ( n n ) = 0.

(Hint: Use the fact that 1 + ( − 1 ) = 0. )

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