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Timeline for The asymmetric coin game

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S Apr 6, 2016 at 22:22 history suggested Peregrine Rook CC BY-SA 3.0
Fixed typo (Bob ↔ n → 2n) and put variables into MathJax.
Apr 6, 2016 at 22:13 review Suggested edits
S Apr 6, 2016 at 22:22
Apr 6, 2016 at 19:33 comment added ffao I didn't know this was a well-known identity, I ended up proving it again when making this puzzle (i.e. what f'' did)
Apr 6, 2016 at 19:31 comment added Tony Ruth @Lacklub I think its right now. Also added some parentheses.
Apr 6, 2016 at 19:31 history edited Tony Ruth CC BY-SA 3.0
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Apr 6, 2016 at 19:30 comment added Lacklub You dropped the $\frac{1}{2^{3n}}$
Apr 6, 2016 at 19:28 history edited Tony Ruth CC BY-SA 3.0
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Apr 6, 2016 at 19:25 comment added Anon Note that by Vandermonde's identity, $\sum_{i=0}^n\binom{n}{i}\binom{2n}{i} = \sum_{i=0}^n\binom{n}{n-i}\binom{2n}{i} = \binom{3n}{n}$.
Apr 6, 2016 at 19:23 history edited Tony Ruth CC BY-SA 3.0
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Apr 6, 2016 at 19:18 history answered Tony Ruth CC BY-SA 3.0