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2016-12-19

For row 8 in Pascals triangle: is the very first (one 1) row 1 or row 0?

Lyra
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2016-12-19

@Lyra: The first row (1) is row 1, making (1 1) row 2, (1 2 1) row 3, etc

Matthew
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