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Lean-Workbook Syntax 34585: A partial alternating binomial sum

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WorkbookSyntax.plus_34585

by wamlart · Sep 12, 2026 · Mathlib 777aaa6 (Lean v4.29.0-rc3)

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For natural n,mn,mn,m, ∑k=0m(−1)k(2n+1k)=(−1)m(2nm)\sum_{k=0}^{m}(-1)^k\binom{2n+1}{k}=(-1)^m\binom{2n}{m}∑k=0m​(−1)k(k2n+1​)=(−1)m(m2n​).

Source: Lean-Workbook row lean_workbook_plus_34585 (Apache-2.0), original record. This corrected declaration replaces the obsolete finite sum/product binder in with ∈ and restores required imports or namespaces. Ranges, casts, quantifiers, and mathematical expressions are preserved.

Preamble
import Mathlib.Data.Nat.Choose.Sum
Formal statement
theorem WorkbookSyntax.plus_34585 (n m : ℕ) : ∑ k ∈ Finset.range (m+1), (-1 : ℤ)^k * (2*n+1).choose k = (-1)^m * (2*n).choose m   :=  by sorry
Source
https://huggingface.co/datasets/internlm/Lean-Workbook/blob/main/lean_workbook.json, row lean_workbook_plus_34585; immutable original Prove2Me node c1156290-7612-4460-a039-cb8199537f5b

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