Exercise 413Combinatorics › Binomial coefficientsHigh schoolAdded 3 Nov 2026
Sum over even $k$
#even k#sum#alternation
Statement
Show that for .
Hint
Add the alternating sum and the total sum.
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Solution
Sum. and .
Compute even. Add: , so .
Conclusion. Half the subsets have even size.