Bonus: Generalize the given expression for an easy summation.
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S m , n = ( m n ) + 2 ( m n − 1 ) + 3 ( m n − 2 ) + ⋯ + ( n − m + 1 ) ( m m ) S m , n = [ ( m n ) + ( m n − 1 ) + ( m n − 2 ) + ⋯ + ( m m ) ] + [ ( m n − 1 ) + ( m n − 1 ) + ( m n − 2 ) + ⋯ + ( m m ) ] + [ ( m n − 2 ) + ( m n − 1 ) + ( m n − 2 ) + ⋯ + ( m m ) ] + ⋯ ⋯ + [ ( m m + 1 ) + ( m m ) ] + ( m m ) S m , n = ( m + 1 n + 1 ) + ( m + 1 n ) + ( m + 1 n − 1 ) + ⋯ + ( m + 1 m + 1 ) ( m + 1 m + 1 ) = ( m m ) S m , n = ( m + 2 n + 2 )
For n = 2 5 , m = 5 S 5 , 2 5 = ( 7 2 7 ) = 8 8 8 0 3 0
For visualization take an example of n = 3 and m = 0 S 0 , 3 = ( 0 3 ) + 2 ( 0 2 ) + 3 ( 0 1 ) + 4 ( 0 0 ) = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = ( 1 4 ) + ( 1 3 ) + ( 1 2 ) + ( 1 1 ) = ( 2 5 ) take an example of n = 5 and m = 3 S 3 , 5 = ( 3 5 ) + 2 ( 3 4 ) + 3 ( 3 3 ) = ( 4 6 ) + ( 4 5 ) + ( 4 4 ) = ( 5 7 ) = 3 5
#Hockey Stick Identity