Reducing Factorials: Is the Answer 1/[2n*2n+1]?

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Homework Statement


(2n-1)!/(2n+1)!


Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



...2n-2*2n-1
------------ (pretend that's a divider)
...2n-2*2n-1*2n*2n+1

Is the answer 1/[2n*2n+1]?
 
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But it would look better with an additional pair of parentheses:
1/[2n(2n+1)]. I would have been inclined to interpret what you have as
1/(2n2+1).