Help me prove this equation is right
$$n!=\frac{\prod_{k=0}^{n-1}\left(-\frac{1}{2}-k\right)}{\prod_{k=1}^{n}\left(\frac{1}{2k}-1\right)}$$
Help me prove this equation is right
$$n!=\frac{\prod_{k=0}^{n-1}\left(-\frac{1}{2}-k\right)}{\prod_{k=1}^{n}\left(\frac{1}{2k}-1\right)}$$
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Rewrite as
$$\frac{\prod_{k=0}^{n-1}\left(-\frac{1}{2}-k\right)}{\prod_{k=1}^{n}\left(\frac{1}{2k}-1\right)}$$
$$=\prod_{k=1}^n\frac{\left(-\frac{1}{2}-(k-1)\right)}{\left(\frac{1}{2k}-1\right)}$$
This simplifies to
$$=\prod_{k=1}^n\frac{\left(\frac{1-2k}{2}\right)}{\left(\frac{1-2k}{2k}\right)}$$
$$=\prod_{k=1}^n\ k$$