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Published on: August 13, 2026
Prove that 1 2 . C 1 + 2 2 . C 2 + 3 2 . C 3 + ……..n 2 . C n = n(n + 1). 2 n–2 ; where C r = n C r
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Sol. Here, Δ QSF and Δ FI I ′ are similar triangles

Thus =
..... (1)
Again Δ TRF and Δ FO ′ O are similar triangles
Thus
=
..... (2)
Since, QS = OO ′ and TR = I I ′
we get
=
or,
= 
Due to very small aperture and paraxial rays, S and T are very close to P so that
SP = TP = O.
∴
=
⇒ 
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