Sunday, February 17, 2013

What is the natural number n if C(2n-3,2)=3?

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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