Asked by Bella
                Explain verbally why n choose x is the same as n choose (n-x).
I showed why they are the same mathematically, but I am not sure how to word it. Thanks.
            
        I showed why they are the same mathematically, but I am not sure how to word it. Thanks.
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                    Answered by
            Reiny
            
    One interesting way would be to show it in Pascal's triangle:
1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 1
1 5 10 10 5 1
1 6 15 20 15 6 1
1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1
1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1
....
notice that in any row, entries equidistant from either the left or the right are equal.
in my last row, the 28 is the 3rd from the left and the 3rd last at the right.
in row n, x and n-x are equidistant from left or right.
    
1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 1
1 5 10 10 5 1
1 6 15 20 15 6 1
1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1
1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1
....
notice that in any row, entries equidistant from either the left or the right are equal.
in my last row, the 28 is the 3rd from the left and the 3rd last at the right.
in row n, x and n-x are equidistant from left or right.
                    Answered by
            Bella
            
    I understand the figure but I don't understand how I should word it to make it relevant to statistics
    
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