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After walking so much that his feet get really tired, the beaver staggers so that, at each step, his coordinates change by either (+1,+1)(+1,+1) or (+1,−1)(+1,-1). Now he walks from (0,0)(0,0) to (8,0)(8,0) without ever going below the xx-axis. How many such paths are there?
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After walking so much that his feet get really tired, the beaver staggers so that, at each step, his coordinates change by either (+1,+1) or (+1,−1). Now he walks from (0,0) to (8,0) without ever going below the x-axis. How many such paths are there?
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After walking so much that his feet get really tired, the beaver staggers so that, at each step, his coordinates change by either $(+1,+1)$ or $(+1,-1)$. Now he walks from $(0,0)$ to $(8,0)$ without ever going below the $x$-axis. How many such paths are there?

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