CombinatorialIdentity Intermediate

Problem - 3290
Show that $$\sum_{k=0}^{2n-1}(-1)^k(k+1)\binom{2n}{k}^{-1}=\frac{1}{\binom{2n}{0}}-\frac{2}{\binom{2n}{1}}+\cdots-\frac{2n}{\binom{2n}{2n-1}}=0$$

Firstly, it can be verified that  $$\frac{k+1}{\binom{2n}{k}}=\frac{2n+1}{\binom{2n+1}{k+1}}=\frac{2n+1}{\binom{2n+1}{2n-k}}=\frac{2n-k}{\binom{2n}{2n-k-1}}$$

Therefore, $$\begin{align*} k=0 &\implies & \frac{1}{\binom{2n}{0}} &= \frac{2n}{\binom{2n}{2n-1}}\\ \\ k=1 &\implies &\frac{2}{\binom{2n}{1}} &= \frac{2n-1}{\binom{2n}{2n-2}}\\ \cdots\\ k=n-1 &\implies &\frac{n}{\binom{2n}{n-1}} &=\frac{n+1}{\binom{2n}{n}}\end{align*}$$

Adding these relations will lead to the desired result.

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