Negated Upper Index of Binomial Coefficient/Corollary 1/Proof 1
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Corollary to Negated Upper Index of Binomial Coefficient
Let $r \in \R, k \in \Z$.
Then:
- $\dbinom {-r} k = \paren {-1}^k \dbinom {r + k - 1} k$
where $\dbinom {-r} k$ is a binomial coefficient.
Proof
\(\ds \binom {-r} k\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {-1}^k \binom {k - \paren {-r} - 1} k\) | Negated Upper Index of Binomial Coefficient | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \paren {-1}^k \binom {r + k - 1} k\) |
$\blacksquare$