Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem bcn2p1

Description: Compute the binomial coefficient " ( N + 1 ) choose 2 " from " N choose 2 ": N + ( N 2 ) = ( (N+1) 2 ). (Contributed by Alexander van der Vekens, 8-Jan-2018)

Ref Expression
Assertion bcn2p1 ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → N + ( N 2 ) = ( N + 1 2 )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 nn0cn ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → N ∈ ℂ
2 2z ⊢ 2 ∈ ℤ
3 bccl ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 ∧ 2 ∈ ℤ → ( N 2 ) ∈ ℕ 0
4 2 3 mpan2 ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → ( N 2 ) ∈ ℕ 0
5 4 nn0cnd ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → ( N 2 ) ∈ ℂ
6 1 5 addcomd ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → N + ( N 2 ) = ( N 2 ) + N
7 bcn1 ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → ( N 1 ) = N
8 1e2m1 ⊢ 1 = 2 − 1
9 8 a1i ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → 1 = 2 − 1
10 9 oveq2d ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → ( N 1 ) = ( N 2 − 1 )
11 7 10 eqtr3d ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → N = ( N 2 − 1 )
12 11 oveq2d ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → ( N 2 ) + N = ( N 2 ) + ( N 2 − 1 )
13 bcpasc ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 ∧ 2 ∈ ℤ → ( N 2 ) + ( N 2 − 1 ) = ( N + 1 2 )
14 2 13 mpan2 ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → ( N 2 ) + ( N 2 − 1 ) = ( N + 1 2 )
15 6 12 14 3eqtrd ⊢ N ∈ ℕ 0 → N + ( N 2 ) = ( N + 1 2 )