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Which of the following identities holds for all integers
n
≥
1
n \ge 1
n
≥
1
and
1
≤
r
≤
n
1 \le r \le n
1
≤
r
≤
n
? a)
n
C
r
+
n
C
r
−
1
=
n
+
1
C
r
+
1
{}^{n}C_{r}+{}^{n}C_{r-1} = {}^{n+1}C_{r+1}
n
C
r
+
n
C
r
−
1
=
n
+
1
C
r
+
1
b)
n
C
r
+
n
C
r
−
1
=
n
+
1
C
r
{}^{n}C_{r}+{}^{n}C_{r-1} = {}^{n+1}C_{r}
n
C
r
+
n
C
r
−
1
=
n
+
1
C
r
c)
n
C
r
+
n
C
r
−
1
=
n
C
r
+
1
{}^{n}C_{r}+{}^{n}C_{r-1} = {}^{n}C_{r+1}
n
C
r
+
n
C
r
−
1
=
n
C
r
+
1
d)
n
C
r
+
n
C
r
−
1
=
n
+
1
C
r
−
1
{}^{n}C_{r}+{}^{n}C_{r-1} = {}^{n+1}C_{r-1}
n
C
r
+
n
C
r
−
1
=
n
+
1
C
r
−
1
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