. Prove that the sum of the numbers in the n th row of Pascals triangle is 2 n . One

Chapter 17, Problem 17.14

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. Prove that the sum of the numbers in the n th row of Pascals triangle is 2 n . One easy way to do this is to substitute x D y D 1 into the Binomial Theorem (Theorem 17.8). However, please give a combinatorial proof. That is, prove that 2 n D Xn kD0 n k ! by finding a question that is correctly answered by both sides of this equation.

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