Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - 11.4 The Binomial Theorem - 11.4 Exercises - Page 1046: 53

Answer

$${\text{fifteenth term}} = 38760{x^6}{y^{42}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{fifteenth term of }}{\left( {x - {y^3}} \right)^{20}} \cr & {\text{In the fifteenth term, }} - {y^3}{\text{ has an exponent of 15}} - 1,{\text{ or 14, }} \cr & {\text{while }}x{\text{ has an exponent of 20}} - 14,{\text{ or 6}}{\text{.}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Using the }}k{\text{th Term of The Binomial Expansion}} \cr & {\text{fifteenth term}} = \left( {20{\bf{C}}14} \right){\left( x \right)^6}{\left( { - {y^3}} \right)^{14}} \cr & {\text{fifteenth term}} = \frac{{20!}}{{6!14!}}\left( {{x^6}} \right)\left( {{y^{42}}} \right) \cr & {\text{fifteenth term}} = 38760{x^6}{y^{42}} \cr} $$
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