6. Give a combinatorial proof that the identity below for falling factorials holds for all x, y € R. -Σ(*) k [(x + y) (n) = Σ (k)y(n-k)

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6. Give a combinatorial proof that the identity below for falling factorials holds for all x, y € R.
-Σ(*)
k
((x+y)(n) =
(k)(n-k)
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