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6 marksThe Binomial Theorem

CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 2 · May/June 2018 · Paper 2 · Question 4(b)

By expressing ^n C_r and ^n C_(r-1) in terms of factorials, show that ^n C_r + ^n C_(r-1) = ^(n+1) C_r.

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