Binomial Coefficient Evaluation
7
C
0
=
(
7
0
)
=
Worked Solution
n
C
r
=
n
!
r
!(
n
–
r
)!
and in this question
n
= 7
and
r
= 0
. Remembering that
0!
is
1
we have
7
C
0
=
7×6×...×1
1 × (7×6×...×1)
=
1
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Test reference:
PolyBinCoeffEval.html?ref=83096