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US-TST 2000 Problem 4

    Let nn be a positive integer. Prove that (n0)−1+(n1)−1+⋯+(nn)−1=n+12n+1(21+222+⋯+2n+1n+1).\binom{n}{0}^{-1} + \binom{n}{1}^{-1} + \cdots + \binom{n}{n}^{-1} = \frac{n+1}{2^{n+1}} \left( \frac{2}{1} + \frac{2^2}{2} + \cdots + \frac{2^{n+1}}{n+1} \right).

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