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: 38

Answer

$-25x^{47}$

Work Step by Step

$(a+b)^{n}=\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ 0 \end{array}\right)a^{n}+\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ 1 \end{array}\right)a^{n-1}b+\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ 2 \end{array}\right)a^{n-2}b^{2}+\cdots+\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ n \end{array}\right)b^{n}$ $\displaystyle \left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ r \end{array}\right)=\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!},$ $n!=n(n-1)\cdot...\cdot 2\cdot 1,$ $n!=0$ -------- $...$In all the terms, exponents of a and b add to n... In $(a+(-b))^{25} $, the second term is $\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ 1 \end{array}\right)a^{n-1}(-b)^{1}=\left(\begin{array}{l} 25\\ 1 \end{array}\right)a^{24}(-b)^{1}=-25a^{24}b$ So, for $(x^{2}-\displaystyle \frac{1}{x})^{25}$ the term is $-25(x^{2})^{24}\displaystyle \cdot(\frac{1}{x})=-25x^{48-1}=$ $=-25x^{47}$
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