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: 81

Answer

$1540a^3b^{19}$

Work Step by Step

The $k+1$th term of the expansion of $(a+b)^n$ is: $$T_{k+1}=\binom{n}{k}a^{n-k}b^k,\text{ where }k=0,1,2,\dots,n.\tag1$$ We find the $20$th term of the expansion of $(a+b)^{22}$ by substituting $k=19$, $n=22$ in Eq.$(1)$: $$T_{20}=\binom{22}{19}a^{22-19}b^{19}=1540a^3b^{19}.$$ Therefore the term on the $20$th position is $1540a^3b^{19}$.
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