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oszust001
Jan11-11, 11:09 AM
How can I show that:
\sum_{i=0}^{n}2^{n-i} {n+i \choose i}=2^{2^{n}}
for every natural numbers

AtomSeven
Jan12-11, 09:32 AM
The identity is wrong, it should be


\sum_{i=0}^{n}2^{n-i} {n+i \choose i}=2^{2 n}

oszust001
Jan12-11, 09:54 AM
ok my foult. so how can i solve that equation?

AtomSeven
Jan12-11, 10:45 AM
Well, this

\sum_{i=0}^{n}2^{n-i} {n+i \choose i}=2^{2 n}


is an identity it is true for all n but, if I understand correctly, you may ask for the values of n that make

\sum_{i=0}^{n}2^{n-i} {n+i \choose i}=2^{2^{n}}

true. In this case we have the equation 2n=2^{2^{n}}, and the solutions are n \in \lbrace 1,2 \rbrace.

oszust001
Jan12-11, 11:17 AM
The identity is wrong, it should be


\sum_{i=0}^{n}2^{n-i} {n+i \choose i}=2^{2 n}

Version of AtomSeven is good.
How can I show that
\sum_{i=0}^{n}2^{n-i} {n+i \choose i}=2^{2 n}

is good for every natural numbers