Tuesday, 2 September 2014

combinatorics - Find the sum S=sumlimitsnk=14k1choosek



Find the sum S=nk=1(4k1k)
I tried using the Pascal's identity to get S=nk=1(4kk)(4k1k1) ,but it is not really telescopic.
Any suggestions?


Answer



Hint:



The general term of (xa+xb)4k1 is (4k1r)xa(4k1r)xbr




r=k(4k1k)xa(3k1)+bk



To eliminate k in the exponent of x



set 3a+b=0b=3a



WLOG a=1,b=?



We need to find the coefficient of x in nk=1(x1+x3)4k1 which is a finite Geometric Sequence


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