Let p be prime and let 0 (less than or equal to) n < p where n belongs to natural numbers. Show that the Binomial Coefficient (n+p {over} p) is congruent to 1 modulo p.
{(n+p)(p)} kongruent 1 mod p means
when dividing {(n+p)(p)} with p, there is a rest of 1
there exists an natural k, so that{(n+p)(p)}=k*p+1
n=1: {(1+p)(p)}=(1+p)!/1!p!=p!*(p+1)/p!=p+1, so k=1
n->n+1
let's say that there exists a k, so that {(n+p)(p)}=kp+1
now prove it for {(n+1+p)(p)}=mp+1
{(n+p+1)(p)}=(n+p+1)!/[(n+1)!p!]=
(n+p)!*(n+p+1)/[n!*(n+1)*p!]=
[(n+p)!/n!p!]*[(n+p+1)/(n+1)]=
{(n+p)(p)}*[(n+p+1)/(n+1)]=
(kp+1)*(n+p+1)/(n+1)=
(kpn+kp²+kp+n+p+1)/(n+1)=
[(kpn+kp²+kp+p) + (n+1)]/(n+1)=
p(kn+kp+k+1)/(n+1) + (n+1)/(n+1)=
p*[(kn+kp+k+1)/(n+1)]+1
because the first part has p as a factor, it can be divided with p without a rest, so it leaves only the 1 as rest
{(n+p+1)(p)}=mp+1, with m=(kn+kp+k+1)/(n+1)
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{(n+p)(p)} kongruent 1 mod p means
when dividing {(n+p)(p)} with p, there is a rest of 1
there exists an natural k, so that{(n+p)(p)}=k*p+1
n=1: {(1+p)(p)}=(1+p)!/1!p!=p!*(p+1)/p!=p+1, so k=1
n->n+1
let's say that there exists a k, so that {(n+p)(p)}=kp+1
now prove it for {(n+1+p)(p)}=mp+1
{(n+p+1)(p)}=(n+p+1)!/[(n+1)!p!]=
(n+p)!*(n+p+1)/[n!*(n+1)*p!]=
[(n+p)!/n!p!]*[(n+p+1)/(n+1)]=
{(n+p)(p)}*[(n+p+1)/(n+1)]=
(kp+1)*(n+p+1)/(n+1)=
(kpn+kp²+kp+n+p+1)/(n+1)=
[(kpn+kp²+kp+p) + (n+1)]/(n+1)=
p(kn+kp+k+1)/(n+1) + (n+1)/(n+1)=
p*[(kn+kp+k+1)/(n+1)]+1
because the first part has p as a factor, it can be divided with p without a rest, so it leaves only the 1 as rest
{(n+p+1)(p)}=mp+1, with m=(kn+kp+k+1)/(n+1)