College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 8, Sequences and Series - Section 8.6 - The Binomial Theorem - 8.6 Exercises - Page 637: 58

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Adding the first row gives us 2, the second gives us 4, the third gives us 8, and then 16 and then 32. Epiphany! These are the powers of 2. Thus, the pattern is the $nth$ row sums to $2^n$. Expanding $(1+1)^n$ gives us $1+C(n,1) + C(n,2) +... C(n,n)=2^n$ which matches what we have.
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