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: 4

Answer

Fill the blanks with $\left(\begin{array}{l} 4\\ 0 \end{array}\right),\ \left(\begin{array}{l} 4\\ 1 \end{array}\right),\ \left(\begin{array}{l} 4\\ 2 \end{array}\right),\ \left(\begin{array}{l} 4\\ 2 \end{array}\right)$

Work Step by Step

The Binomial Theorem (p. 883) $(a+b)^{n}=\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ 0 \end{array}\right)a^{n}+\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ 1 \end{array}\right)a^{n-1}b+\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ 2 \end{array}\right)a^{n-2}b^{2}+\cdots+\left(\begin{array}{l} n\\ n \end{array}\right)b^{n}$ ------------------ $(a+b)^{4}=\left(\begin{array}{l} 4\\ 0 \end{array}\right)a^{4}+\left(\begin{array}{l} 4\\ 1 \end{array}\right)a^{3}b+\left(\begin{array}{l} 4\\ 2 \end{array}\right)a^{2}b^{2}+\left(\begin{array}{l} 4\\ 1 \end{array}\right)ab^{3}+\left(\begin{array}{l} 4\\ 0 \end{array}\right)b^{4}$
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