Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 12 - Section 12.6 - The Binomial Theorem - 12.6 Exercises - Page 886: 31

Answer

$25a^{26/3}, \quad a^{25/3}$

Work Step by Step

$(a+b)^{n}=\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ 0 \end{array}\right)a^{n}+\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ 1 \end{array}\right)a^{n-1}b+\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ 2 \end{array}\right)a^{n-2}b^{2}+\cdots+\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ n \end{array}\right)b^{n}$ -------- The last two terms are with binomial coefficients $\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ n-1 \end{array}\right)$ and $\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ n \end{array}\right)$, that is $\left(\begin{array}{l} 25\\ 24 \end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{l} 25\\ 25-24 \end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{l} 25\\ 1 \end{array}\right)=25$ and $\left(\begin{array}{l} 25\\ 25 \end{array}\right)=1$ Second-last term: $25\cdot(a^{2/3})^{1}(a^{1/3})^{24}=20a^{(2+24)/3}=20a^{26/3}$ The last term: $1\cdot(a^{1/3})^{25}=a^{25/3}$
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