( C0) - ( C1/2) + ( C2/3) - (C3/ 4) + ...... n terms = ? Pls solve using summation formula

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We haveS=nC01-nC22+nC33-nC44+......S=r=0n-1r nCrr+1We know thatnCrr+1=n+1Cr+1n+1S=r=0n-1r n+1Cr+1n+1=1n+1r=0n-1r n+1Cr+1=1n+1n+1C1-n+1C2+n+1C3-n+1C4+........=1n+1n+1C0-n+1C0+n+1C1-n+1C2+n+1C3-n+1C4+........=1n+1n+1C0+n+1C1+n+1C3+.....-n+1C0+n+1C2+....As sum of odd binomial coefficent=Sum of even binomial coefficientn+1C1+n+1C3+.....-n+1C0+n+1C2+....=0S=1n+1n+1C0+0=1n+11=1n+1nC01-nC22+nC33-nC44+......=1n+1

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