Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Review - Exercises - Page 891: 81

Answer

$1540a^{3}b^{19}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. With the Binomial Theorem, the general form of the $r$th term of the expansion of $(a+b)^n$ is given by: $\begin{pmatrix} n\\r-1 \end{pmatrix}a^{n-r+1}b^{r-1}$ Step 2. Wtih $n=22, r=20$, we have the $20$th term as $\begin{pmatrix} 22\\19 \end{pmatrix}a^{3}b^{19}=\frac{22!}{19!3!}a^{3}b^{19}=1540a^{3}b^{19}$
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