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Is there a simple proof of the following Identity for $\sum_{k=m-1}^l(-1)^{k+m}\frac{k+2}{k+...

We obtain for $l,m\in\mathbb{N}$ with $0\leq m-1 \leq l$: \begin{align*} \color{blue}{\sum_{k=m-1}^{l}}&\color{blue}{(-1)^{k+m}\frac{k+2}{k+1}\binom{l}{k}\binom{k+1}{m}}\\ &=\frac{1}{m}\sum_{k=m- …
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Is there a simple proof of the following binomial Identity (part 2)?

Following the hint @darijgrinberg stated in the comment section with respect to the beauty inside the square brackets we focus on the sum and we obtain \begin{align*} \color{blue}{\sum_{k=m+ …
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