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Pascal's Triangle

Generate the first 17 left-justified rows of Pascal's triangle.

Start file
0
End file
1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 1
1 5 10 10 5 1
1 6 15 20 15 6 1
1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1
1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1
1 9 36 84 126 126 84 36 9 1
1 10 45 120 210 252 210 120 45 10 1
1 11 55 165 330 462 462 330 165 55 11 1
1 12 66 220 495 792 924 792 495 220 66 12 1
1 13 78 286 715 1287 1716 1716 1287 715 286 78 13 1
1 14 91 364 1001 2002 3003 3432 3003 2002 1001 364 91 14 1
1 15 105 455 1365 3003 5005 6435 6435 5005 3003 1365 455 105 15 1
1 16 120 560 1820 4368 8008 11440 12870 11440 8008 4368 1820 560 120 16 1

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1c1,17
< 0
---
> 1
> 1 1
> 1 2 1
> 1 3 3 1
> 1 4 6 4 1
> 1 5 10 10 5 1
> 1 6 15 20 15 6 1
> 1 7 21 35 35 21 7 1
> 1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1
> 1 9 36 84 126 126 84 36 9 1
> 1 10 45 120 210 252 210 120 45 10 1
> 1 11 55 165 330 462 462 330 165 55 11 1
> 1 12 66 220 495 792 924 792 495 220 66 12 1
> 1 13 78 286 715 1287 1716 1716 1287 715 286 78 13 1
> 1 14 91 364 1001 2002 3003 3432 3003 2002 1001 364 91 14 1
> 1 15 105 455 1365 3003 5005 6435 6435 5005 3003 1365 455 105 15 1
> 1 16 120 560 1820 4368 8008 11440 12870 11440 8008 4368 1820 560 120 16 1

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#15 zh0ng / @zh00ng - Score: 45 - 04/04/19 @ 06:06 
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#16 k24w24 / @k24w24 - Score: 45 - 04/04/19 @ 12:51 
qqwyiwge@"<C-A>wqqwyyp@=line('.')-2<CR>@qI1 <Esc>q15@wZZ

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#17 Sammit / @somemeatjain - Score: 45 - 02/05/22 @ 18:55 
qqwyiwge@"<C-A>wqqwyyp@=line('.')-2<CR>@qI1 <Esc>q15@wZZ

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Created by: @dstein64

17 active golfers, 38 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):
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#1 - John Braxler / @braxler

04/04/2019 at 12:19PM

36
#2 - Smylers / @Smylers2

04/04/2019 at 02:47PM

36
#3 - πšƒπš’πšπš˜πšžπšŠπš— πšƒπšŽπš’πšœπšœπš’πšŽπš› / @TitouanT_

04/04/2019 at 04:01PM

36
#4 - Petro Π’rouq / @zulolosi

04/05/2019 at 06:01PM

36
#5 - Jairo Suarez / @xyos

05/08/2019 at 04:24PM

36
#6 - Martin Delille / @martinodelilo

08/22/2019 at 02:43PM

36
#7 - Dan / @dstein64

04/01/2021 at 03:37PM

36
#8 - Riley Bryant / @RileyBryant

07/26/2021 at 09:49PM

36
#9 - lydxn / @lydxn1

07/30/2021 at 05:21AM

36
#10 - ShookerAndBeta / @Shooker2012

06/02/2022 at 05:59AM

36
#11 - xtncl / @xtncl

06/10/2022 at 11:59PM

36
#12 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPi95550250

07/01/2024 at 01:24AM

36
#13 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/24/2024 at 10:47PM

43
#14 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

10/14/2021 at 08:15PM

45
#15 - zh0ng / @zh00ng

04/04/2019 at 06:06AM

45
#16 - k24w24 / @k24w24

04/04/2019 at 12:51PM

45
#17 - Sammit / @somemeatjain

02/05/2022 at 06:55PM