By definition, C(2n-3,2) =
(2n-3)!/2!*(2n-3-2)!
C(2n-3,2) =
(2n-3)!/2!*(2n-5)!
But (2n-5)! = (2n - 5)!(2n - 4)(2n -
3)
2! = 1*2 = 2
C(2n-3,2) =
(2n - 5)!(2n - 4)(2n - 3)/2*(2n - 5)!
We'll simplify and
we'll get:
C(2n-3,2) = (2n - 4)(2n -
3)/2
Now, we'll solve the
equation:
(2n - 4)(2n - 3)/2 =
3
(2n - 4)(2n - 3) = 6
We'll
remove the brackets:
4n^2 - 6n - 8n + 12 =
6
4n^2 - 14n + 6 = 0
We'll
divide by 2:
2n^2 - 7n + 3 =
0
We'll apply the quadratic
formula:
n1 = [7+sqrt(49 -
24)]/4
n1 = (7 + 5)/4
n1 =
3
n2 = (7-5)/4
n2 =
1/2
Since n2 is not a natural number, we'll
accept as solution just n = 3.
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