Which is better way to calculate nCr

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Approach 1:
C(n,r) = n!/(n-r)!r!

Approach 2: 

I discovered this in Wilf's book Combinatorial Algorithms: C(n,r) may be represented as C(n-1,r) + C (n-1,r-1).

e.g.

C(7,4) = C(6,4) + C(6,3) 
       = C(5,4) + C(5,3) + C(5,3) + C(5,2)
       .   .
       .   .
       .   .
       .   .
       After solving
       = C(4,4) + C(4,1) + 3*C(3,3) + 3*C(3,1) + 6*C(2,1) + 6*C(2,2)

As you can see, there is no need for multiplication in the final result. 

In every C(n,r) form, either n==r or r==1.

Here is an example of the code I used:

int foo(int n,int r)
{
     if(n==r) return 1;
     if(r==1) return n;
     return foo(n-1,r) + foo(n-1,r-1);
}

Approach 2 has overlapping sub-problems where we use recursion to tackle the same sub-problems again. 

Using Dynamic Programming, we can prevent this.

Which method is preferable for calculating C(n,r)?

Jul 25, 2022 in C++ by Nicholas
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