How do I simplify factorial expressions like (n-1)! and (2n-1)!?

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I forgot most things about factorials but now I have to use them again to simplify expressions while doing convergence tests... What I know is:

[tex](n +1) ! = (n +1) n![/tex]

[tex](2n +1)! = (2n +1) 2n! ?[/tex]

but I don't know how to deal with these:

[tex](n -1) ! = ?[/tex]

[tex](2n-1) ! = ?[/tex]

Thanks for any help.
 
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I know they're pretty easy but I don't have any algebra text/reference to look them up... :redface:
 
At first (2n+1)!=(2n)!(2n+1)
(n-1)!=n!/n
(2n-1)!=(2n)!/2n