Suppose that a > 0 is a positive integer, and n > a. How many lattice paths are there from (0, 0) to (n, n) that do not go above the line y = x + a? hint: Catalan Number

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Suppose that a > 0 is a positive integer, and n > a. How many lattice paths are there from (0, 0) to (n, n) that do not go above the line y = x + a?

hint: Catalan Number

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