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: 83

Answer

The fifth term: $17,010A^6B^4$

Work Step by Step

The $k+1$th term of the expansion of $(x+y)^n$ is: $$T_{k+1}=\binom{n}{k}x^{n-k}y^k,\text{ where }k=0,1,2,\dots,n.\tag1$$ Substitute $x=A$, $y=3B$, $n=10$ in Eq. $(1)$ so that we find the expression of $T_{k+1}$ in the expansion of $(A+3B)^{10}$: $$\begin{align*} T_{k+1}&=\binom{10}{k}A^{10-k}(3B)^k. \end{align*}$$ As $T_{k+1}$ has to contain $A^6$, we determine $k$ using the exponent of $A$: $$\begin{align*} 10-k&=6\\ k&=4. \end{align*}$$ Therefore $T_{k+1}=T_{4+1}=T_5$. The $5$th term of the expansion contains $A^6$. The term is: $$T_5=\binom{10}{4}A^6(3B)^4=210A^6(81B^4)=17,010A^6B^4.$$
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