# How to calculate the sum of binomials? [closed]

I want to prove below:

n is natural number.

$$\sum_{k=1}^n k \binom{2n}{n+k} =\frac{1}{2}(n+1) \binom{2n}{n+1}$$

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• @takoika I hope I didn't mess up your question. – Santosh Linkha May 25 '14 at 8:00
• Wolframalpha solves (1/2)(n+1)(2n_C_(n+1)).I want to know its process. – takoika May 25 '14 at 8:01
• without $k$ this is partial sum of rows of Pascal triangle, which doesn't have a closed-form expression. This one probably doesn't have one either. You can asymptotics though. – Alex May 25 '14 at 9:58

You can use $$\sum_{k=0}^{2n}\binom{2n}{k}=(1+1)^{2n}=4^n$$ and $$\binom{m}{j}=\binom{m}{m-j}$$ and $$j\binom{m}{j}=m\binom{m-1}{j-1}$$ to simplify your expression.