[Math] Number of 2n-digit binary sequences

binarycombinatorics

Find the number of 2n-digit binary sequences in which the number of 0's in the first n digits is equal to the number of 1's in the last n digits.

I'm not sure how to approach the question.

My thoughts:

1) Find the total number of permutations of a 2n-digit binary sequence which is $2^{2n}$.

The answer given is $\binom{2n}{n}$

Best Answer

If the number of 0's in the first n digits are equal to the number of 1's in the last n digits, that also means that the number of 0's and 1's are equal in the 2n-digit binary sequence. That would mean the total number of binary sequences with n 0's and n 1's would be $\binom{2n}{n}$.

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