Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - 11.4 The Binomial Theorem - 11.4 Exercises - Page 1046: 50

Answer

$$ - 960\,740\,352{c^7}{d^7}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{eighth term of }}{\left( {2c - 3d} \right)^{14}} \cr & {\text{In the eighth term, }} - 3d{\text{ has an exponent of 8}} - 1,{\text{ or 7, while }}2c \cr & {\text{has an exponent of 14}} - 7,{\text{ or 7}}{\text{.}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Using the }}k{\text{th Term of The Binomial Expansion}} \cr & {\text{eighth term}} = \left( {14{\bf{C}}7} \right){\left( {2c} \right)^7}{\left( { - 3d} \right)^7} \cr & {\text{eighth term}} = \frac{{14!}}{{7!7!}}\left( {128{c^7}} \right)\left( {2187{d^7}} \right) \cr & {\text{eighth term}} = 3432\left( {128{c^7}} \right)\left( { - 2187{d^7}} \right) \cr & {\text{eighth term}} = - 960\,740\,352{c^7}{d^7} \cr} $$
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