Element of Pascal's Triangle is Sum of Diagonal or Column starting above it going Upwards/Mistake

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Source Work

1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.):

The Dictionary
$35$


Mistake

In Pascal's Triangle, each number is the sum of either of the diagonals starting immediately above it, and taking the long way to the edge: for example, $35 = 15 + 10 + 6 + 3 + 1$.


It is not necessary for the route to the edge to be the long way. The short way also works:

$35 = 20 + 10 + 4 + 1$


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