Simplify \( \frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}+\frac{2(n+1)!}{r!(n-r+1)!} \)
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To simplify the expression \[ \frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!} + \frac{2(n+1)!}{r!(n-r+1)!}, \] let's start by breaking it down. 1. The first term is \[ \frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}. \] This term represents the binomial coefficient \( \binom{n}{r} \). 2. The second term can be simplified. We have \[ \frac{2(n+1)!}{r!(n-r+1)!} = \frac{2(n+1)(n!)}{r!(n-r+1)!}. \] Noting that \((n+1)! = (n+1) \cdot n!\), we can rewrite \( (n-r+1)! \) in terms to relate it to \( (n-r)! \): \[ (n-r+1)! = (n-r+1)(n-r)!. \] Thus, we can write the second term as: \[ \frac{2(n+1)n!}{r!(n-r+1)(n-r)!}. \] Now, we can write both fractions with a common denominator, which is \( r!(n-r)! \): The equivalent expression for the second term after introducing the common denominator becomes: \[ \frac{2(n+1) n!}{r!(n-r+1)(n-r)!}. \] Let’s now handle the second term. We know \[ \frac{(n-r+1)!}{(n-r)!} = \frac{1}{(n-r)!}(n-r+1) \rightarrow (n-r+1) \text{ contributes one extra factor.} \] We can, therefore, factor the expression: Now, rewriting both terms with a common denominator gives us: \[ \frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!} + \frac{2(n+1)n!}{r!(n-r+1)(n-r)!} = \frac{n! \left( (n-r+1) + 2(n+1) \right)}{r!(n-r)!}. \] Combining the terms gives: \[ \frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!} + \frac{2(n+1)n!}{r!(n-r+1)(n-r)!} = \frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!} + \frac{2(n+1)n!}{r!(n-r)(n-r)!}. \] Now, evaluating the expression: \[ (n-r+1) + 2(n+1) = n - r + 1 + 2n + 2 = 3n - r + 3. \] Thus, the simplified expression becomes: \[ \frac{n! (3n - r + 3)}{r!(n-r)!}. \] Identifying this with a binomial coefficient, we get \[ = \frac{(n+3)n!}{r!(n-r)!}. \] So, we finally obtain \[ \boxed{\frac{(n+3)!}{r!(n-r)!}}. \] This final result expresses the original summation in a compact and factorial form, capturing the idea of adding two combinatorial contributions together.