Prove (binomial)

metru

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Prove:
Ck3k3Cnk+22+Ck2k3Cnk+12+Ck1k3Cnk2++Cn3k3C22=Cnk\displaystyle C_{k - 3}^{k - 3} \cdot C_{n - k + 2}^2 + C_{k - 2}^{k - 3} \cdot C_{n - k + 1}^2 + C_{k - 1}^{k - 3} \cdot C_{n - k}^2 + \cdots + C_{n - 3}^{k - 3} \cdot C_2^2 = C_n^k
 
I proved it using a napkin at Burger King; sorry, lost the napkin :roll:
 
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