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Saturday, 31 October 2015
Grove HSC 3U EX10.4 Q15
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Monday, 26 October 2015
Grove HSC 3U book EX 10.1 Q15 Pascal Triangle identity
Prove $\left({n\atop k}\right)=\left({n-1\atop k-1}\right)+\left({n-1\atop k}\right)$
LHS $=\left({n\atop k}\right)={n!\over k! (n-k)!}$
RHS $=\left( {n-1\atop k-1}\right)+\left({n-1 \atop k}\right)$
$={(n-1)!\over (k-1)! (n-1-(k-1))!}+ {(n-1)!\over k! (n-1-k)!}$
$={(n-1)!\over (k-1)! (n-k)!}+ {(n-1)!\over k! (n-k-1)!}$
$={k(n-1)!\over k(k-1)! (n-k)!}+ {(n-1)!(n-k)\over k! (n-k)(n-k-1)!}$
LHS $=\left({n\atop k}\right)={n!\over k! (n-k)!}$
RHS $=\left( {n-1\atop k-1}\right)+\left({n-1 \atop k}\right)$
$={(n-1)!\over (k-1)! (n-1-(k-1))!}+ {(n-1)!\over k! (n-1-k)!}$
$={(n-1)!\over (k-1)! (n-k)!}+ {(n-1)!\over k! (n-k-1)!}$
$={k(n-1)!\over k(k-1)! (n-k)!}+ {(n-1)!(n-k)\over k! (n-k)(n-k-1)!}$
$={k(n-1)!\over k! (n-k)!}+ {(n-1)!(n-k)\over k! (n-k)!}$
$={k(n-1)! + (n-1)!(n-k)\over k! (n-k)!}$
$={(n-1)!(k + (n-k))\over k! (n-k)!}$
$={(n-1)!n\over k! (n-k)!}$
$={n!\over k! (n-k)!}$
$={(n-1)!(k + (n-k))\over k! (n-k)!}$
$={(n-1)!n\over k! (n-k)!}$
$={n!\over k! (n-k)!}$
=LHS
as required.
FACTORISE $K! + (K+1)! $
FACTORISE
$K! + (K+1)!$
$K! + (K+1)!$
$= K!
+ (K+1)K!$
$= K! (1 + K + 1)$
$= K! (K+2)$
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