Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 11 - Section 11.4 - The Binomial Theorem - Exercise Set - Page 865: 49

Answer

$x^{12}+4x^7+6x^2+\dfrac{4}{x^3}+\dfrac{1}{x^8}$

Work Step by Step

Apply Binomial Theorem or Binomial expansion for $(x^3+x^{-2})^{4}$. $(x+y)^n=\displaystyle \binom{n}{0}x^ny^0+\displaystyle \binom{n}{1}x^{n-1}y^1+........+\displaystyle \binom{n}{n}x^0y^n$ Now, $(x^3+x^{-2})^{4}=\displaystyle \binom{4}{0}(x^3)^{4}(x^{-2})^0+\displaystyle \binom{4}{1}(x^3)^{3}(x^{-2})^1\\+\displaystyle \binom{4}{2}(x^3)^{2}(x^{-2})^2+\displaystyle \binom{4}{3}(x^3)^{1}(x^{-2})^3+\displaystyle \binom{4}{4}(x^3)^{0}(x^{-2})^4$ Thus, $(x^3+x^{-2})^{4}=x^{12}+4x^7+6x^2+\dfrac{4}{x^3}+\dfrac{1}{x^8}$
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