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Tool to calculate the values of the binomial coefficient (combination choose operator) used for the development of the binomial but also for probabilities and counting.

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# Binomial Coefficient

## Binomial Coefficient Calculator

### Combination of k choose n $$n \choose k$$ or $$C_{n}^{k}$$

Tool to calculate the values of the binomial coefficient (combination choose operator) used for the development of the binomial but also for probabilities and counting.

### What is the binomial coefficient? (Definition)

The binomial coefficient is noted $${n \choose k}$$ or $$C_{n}^{k}$$ and is defined by the formula $${n \choose k} = \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}$$

With $$n!$$ the factorial of n.

### How to calculat a binomial coefficient?

The binomial coefficient uses factorial functions whose values are simplified:

Example: $${10 \choose 6} = \frac{10!}{6!4!} = \frac{10 \times 9 \times 8 \times 7 \times 6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1}{6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1} = \frac{10 \times 9 \times 8 \times 7 }{4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1} = \frac{5040}{24} = 210$$

### Why is so called the coefficient binomial?

The values of the binomial coefficient appear in the development of the Newton binomial:

$$(a+b)^{n}=\sum_{k=0}^{n}{n \choose k}a^{{n-k}}b^{k}$$

Example: $$(x+y)^{4} = x^4 + {4 \choose 1} x^3 y + {4 \choose 2} x^2 y^2 + {4 \choose 1} x y^3 + y^4 = x^4 + 4 x^3 y + 6 x^2 y^2 + 4 x y^3 + y^4$$

### What are binomial coefficient properties?

The folowing formulas can be useful:

$${n \choose k} = {n \choose n-k}$$

$${n \choose k} + {n \choose k+1} = {n+1 \choose k+1}$$

$${n \choose k} = {\frac{n}{k}}{n-1 \choose k-1}$$