#1533 · Algebra · Linear equations
Sum of Squares of Alternating Coefficients
If are the coefficients in the expansion of for a positive integer , prove that , or , according as is odd or even.
H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XIV. Binomial Theorem: Any Index, Examples XIV.c, No. 18 (part 3)
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