Big Combinations

Evaluate log 2 ( ( 155 78 ) + ( 155 79 ) + ( 155 80 ) + + ( 155 155 ) ) . \log_2 \left({155 \choose 78}+{155 \choose 79}+{155 \choose 80}+\cdots +{155 \choose 155}\right).

155 156 153 154

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Babis Athineos
Apr 14, 2014

\eqalign{&{155\choose0}={155\choose155} , {155\choose1}={155\choose154} , \cdots , {155\choose77}={155\choose78}\Longrightarrow\cr \Longrightarrow&{155\choose78}+{155\choose79}+\cdots+{155\choose155}=\cr &=\frac12\left({155\choose0}+{155\choose1}+\cdots+{155\choose155}\right)=\cr &=\frac122^{155}=2^{-1}2^{155}=2^{154}\Longrightarrow\cr \Longrightarrow&\log_2\left({155\choose78}+{155\choose79}+\cdots+{155\choose155}\right)=\log_22^{154}=\boxed{154}}

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