Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Section 12.6 - The Binomial Theorem - 12.6 Exercises - Page 887: 52

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(see page 881) $n!=n(n-1)\cdot...\cdot 2\cdot 1,$ for $ n\in \mathbb{N}$ $0!=1$ $\displaystyle \left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ r \end{array}\right)=\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}\qquad (*)$ ---------------------- $\displaystyle \left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ r \end{array}\right)=\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}$ ... multiplication is commutative, $r!(n-r)!$=$(n-r)!r!$ $=\displaystyle \frac{n!}{(n-r)!r!}$ which equals (*) when r is replaced with (n-r)... $n-(n-r)=r$ $=\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ n-r \end{array}\right)$ for $0\leq r\leq n$
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