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Binomial




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Gamma, Beta, Erf > Binomial[n,k] > Identities > Functional identities > Relations of special kind





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Input Form





Binomial[n, k] Binomial[n, p - 1] == Sum[Binomial[n + 1, p + k - j] Binomial[n, j] - Binomial[n, p + k - j] Binomial[n + 1, j], {j, 0, k}] /; Element[p, Integers] && p > 0 && Element[k, Integers] && k > 0 && Element[n, Integers] && n > 0 && p >= k








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