Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - 11.4 The Binomial Theorem - 11.4 Exercises - Page 1046: 55

Answer

$${\text{eighth term}} = 90720{x^{28}}{y^{12}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{The middle term of }}{\left( {3{x^7} + 2{y^3}} \right)^8} \cr & {\text{The binomial has 9 terms, then the middle term is the fifth}} \cr & {\text{In the fifth term, }}2{y^3}{\text{ has an exponent of 5}} - 1,{\text{ or 4, while }}3{x^7} \cr & {\text{has an exponent of 8}} - 4,{\text{ or 4}}{\text{.}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Using the }}k{\text{th Term of The Binomial Expansion}} \cr & {\text{eighth term}} = \left( {8{\bf{C}}4} \right){\left( {3{x^7}} \right)^4}{\left( {2{y^3}} \right)^4} \cr & {\text{eighth term}} = \frac{{8!}}{{4!4!}}\left( {81{x^{28}}} \right)\left( {16{y^{12}}} \right) \cr & {\text{eighth term}} = 70\left( {81{x^{28}}} \right)\left( {16{y^{12}}} \right) \cr & {\text{eighth term}} = 90720{x^{28}}{y^{12}} \cr} $$
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