College Algebra 7th Edition

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

Chapter 8, Sequences and Series - Chapter 8 Review - Exercises - Page 641: 79

Answer

$x^{12}-6x^{10}+15x^8-20x^6+15x^4-6x^2+1$

Work Step by Step

We are given the expression $(1-x^2)^6$. For expanding it we will use the $\textit{Binomial Theorem}$: $$\begin{align}(a+b)^n=\binom{n}{0}a^n+\binom{n}{1}a^{n-1}b+\binom{n}{2}a^{n-2}b^2+\cdots+\binom{n}{n}b^n.\end{align}\tag1$$ Substitute $a=1$, $b=-x^2$, $n=6$ in Eq. $(1)$: $$\begin{align*} (1-x^2)^6&=\binom{6}{0}1^6+\binom{6}{1}1^5(-x^2)+\binom{6}{2}1^4(-x^2)^2\\ &\phantom{=}+\binom{6}{3}1^3(-x^2)^3+\binom{6}{4}1^2(-x^2)^4\\ &\phantom{=}+\binom{6}{5}1^1(-x^2)^5+\binom{6}{6}(-x^2)^6\\ &=1-6x^2+15x^4-20x^6+15x^8-6x^{10}+x^{12} \end{align*}$$ The expansion is: $$(1-x^2)^6=x^{12}-6x^{10}+15x^8-20x^6+15x^4-6x^2+1.$$
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