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Question Number 31229 by abdo imad last updated on 03/Mar/18
simplify A_n = C_n ^1   +2 C_n ^2  +3 C_n ^3  +... + n C_n ^n  .
simplifyAn=Cn1+2Cn2+3Cn3++nCnn.
Commented by abdo imad last updated on 05/Mar/18
let introduce the polynomial p(x)=Σ_(k=0) ^n  C_n ^k  x^k   we have p(x)= (x+1)^n  ⇒p^′ (x)=n(x+1)^(n−1)  from   another side p^′ (x)= Σ_(k=1) ^n k C_n ^k  x^(k−1)   and we have  A_n =p^′ (1)= n 2^(n−1)  .
letintroducethepolynomialp(x)=k=0nCnkxkwehavep(x)=(x+1)np(x)=n(x+1)n1fromanothersidep(x)=k=1nkCnkxk1andwehaveAn=p(1)=n2n1.

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