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Problem 16

Posted 10/04/2015
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This problem is about counting pairs of lattice paths from `(0,0)` to `(n,n)`.

We say two paths have `k` shared steps if they have `k` edges in common. For example, in the following figure, the two paths (red and blue) have `3` shared steps.



`a(n)` is the number of pairs of lattice paths from `(0,0)` to `(n,n)` that do not share steps.

Find `a(n)`.



A more general problem is that how many pairs of paths from `(0,0)` to `(n,n)` having `k` shared steps.




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