Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.5 - The Binomial Theorum - Exercise Set - Page 1092: 41

Answer

$126x^5$

Work Step by Step

Calculate the fifth term for $(x-1)^{9}$. by using General formula such as:$(m+n)^r=\displaystyle \binom{r}{k}m^{r-k}n^k$ and $\displaystyle \binom{r}{k}=\dfrac{r!}{k!(r-k)!}$ This implies, $(x-1)^{9}=\displaystyle \binom{9}{4}(x)^{9-4}(-1)^4$ This implies, or, $=\dfrac{9!}{4!(9-4)!}[x^{5}(-1)^4]$ or, $=[\dfrac{9 \times 8 \times 6 \times 5!}{4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1(5!)}]x^{5}$ or,$=126x^5$
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