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For all positive integers `n ,` show that `\ ^(2n)C_n+\ ^(2n)C_(n-1)=1/2(\ ^(2n+2)C_(n+1))` .

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To prove that \[ \binom{2n}{n} + \binom{2n}{n-1} = \frac{1}{2} \binom{2n+2}{n+1} \] for all positive integers \( n \), we will start by simplifying the left-hand side (LHS) and showing that it equals the right-hand side (RHS). ...
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