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1 ( 25 5 ) + 2 ( 24 5 ) + 3 ( 23 5 ) + + 21 ( 5 5 ) = ? \large 1 \dbinom{25}{5} +2 \dbinom{24}{5} + 3 \dbinom{23}{5} +\cdots + 21 \dbinom{5}{5} = ?

Bonus: Generalize the given expression for an easy summation.

( 28 6 ) 28 \choose 6 ( 26 6 ) 26 \choose 6 ( 27 7 ) 27 \choose 7 ( 28 7 ) 28 \choose 7

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Sabhrant Sachan
Dec 7, 2016

S m , n = ( n m ) + 2 ( n 1 m ) + 3 ( n 2 m ) + + ( n m + 1 ) ( m m ) S m , n = [ ( 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 m ) S m , n = ( n + 1 m + 1 ) + ( n m + 1 ) + ( n 1 m + 1 ) + + ( m + 1 m + 1 ) ( m + 1 m + 1 ) = ( m m ) S_{m,n} = \dbinom{n}{m}+2 \dbinom{n-1}{m}+3 \dbinom{n-2}{m}+\cdots+ (n-m+1)\dbinom{m}{m} \\ S_{m,n}=\left[ \dbinom{n}{m}+ \dbinom{n-1}{m}+\dbinom{n-2}{m}+\cdots+\dbinom{m}{m} \right] + \left[ \dbinom{n-1}{m}+\dbinom{n-1}{m}+\dbinom{n-2}{m}+\cdots+\dbinom{m}{m} \right] \\ \quad \quad \quad +\left[ \dbinom{n-2}{m}+ \dbinom{n-1}{m}+ \dbinom{n-2}{m}+\cdots+\dbinom{m}{m} \right] +\cdots\cdots+\left[ \dbinom{m+1}{m}+\dbinom{m}{m} \right] +\dbinom{m}{m} \\ S_{m,n} = \dbinom{n+1}{m+1}+ \dbinom{n}{m+1}+\dbinom{n-1}{m+1}+\cdots+\dbinom{m+1}{m+1} \quad \small\color{#3D99F6}{\dbinom{m+1}{m+1}=\dbinom{m}{m}} S m , n = ( n + 2 m + 2 ) \large \boxed{S_{m,n} = \dbinom{n+2}{m+2} }

For n = 25 , m = 5 S 5 , 25 = ( 27 7 ) = 888030 \text{For } n=25,m=5 \\ S_{5,25} = \dbinom{27}{7} = 888030


For visualization take an example of n = 3 and m = 0 S 0 , 3 = ( 3 0 ) + 2 ( 2 0 ) + 3 ( 1 0 ) + 4 ( 0 0 ) = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = ( 4 1 ) + ( 3 1 ) + ( 2 1 ) + ( 1 1 ) = ( 5 2 ) take an example of n = 5 and m = 3 S 3 , 5 = ( 5 3 ) + 2 ( 4 3 ) + 3 ( 3 3 ) = ( 6 4 ) + ( 5 4 ) + ( 4 4 ) = ( 7 5 ) = 35 \text{For visualization take an example of } n=3 \text{ and } m=0 \\ S_{0,3} =\dbinom{3}{0}+2\dbinom{2}{0}+3\dbinom{1}{0}+4\dbinom{0}{0} = 1+2+3+4 = \dbinom{4}{1}+\dbinom{3}{1}+\dbinom{2}{1}+\dbinom{1}{1} = \dbinom{5}{2} \\ \text{take an example of } n=5 \text{ and } m=3 \\ S_{3,5} =\dbinom{5}{3}+2\dbinom{4}{3}+3\dbinom{3}{3} = \dbinom{6}{4}+\dbinom{5}{4}+\dbinom{4}{4} = \dbinom{7}{5} = 35

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@Sambhrant Sachan you have excellently represented the solution, with an example. :)

Vijay Bhava - 4 years, 6 months ago

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Thank you :) !

Sabhrant Sachan - 4 years, 6 months ago

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