Binomial Theorem
Binomial Theorem
Binomial Theorem
THEOREM
College Algebra
BINOMIAL
USING PASCAL’S
TRIANGLE
▪ BINOMIAL EXPANSION
THEOREM
TECHNIQUE
▪ SUM OF COEFFICIENTS
OF AN EXPANSION
(a + b)n
PASCAL’S TRIANGLE
(a + b)3 = 1 a3 b 0 + 3 a2 b 1 + 3 a 1 b 2 + 1 a0 b 3
2
= a3 + 3 a b + 3 a b 2
+ b3
Properties:
1. The number of terms in the expansion is (n + 1)
2. The first term is an and the last term is bn.
3. The exponent of a descends linearly from n to 0.
4. The exponent of b ascends linearly from 0 to n.
5. The sum of the exponents of a and b in any of the
terms is equal to n.
BINOMIAL THEOREM
College Algebra
EXAMPLE PROBLEM 1
Find the middle term of the expansion of 𝑥 + 3𝑦 6 .
ANSWER 𝟓𝟒𝟎𝒙𝟑 𝒚𝟑
▪ BINOMIAL EXPANSION
BINOMIAL
USING PASCAL’S TRIANGLE
▪ BINOMIAL EXPANSION
TECHNIQUE
▪
▪
rth TERM OF (a + b)n
SUM OF COEFFICIENCTS OF
THEOREM
A BINOMIAL EXPANSION
▪ BINOMIAL EXPANSION BY
CALCULUS TECHNIQUE College Algebra
𝒏!
rth term of (a + b)n = 𝒂𝒏−𝒓+𝟏 𝒃𝒓−𝟏
𝒏−𝒓+𝟏 ! 𝒓−𝟏 !
e.g. 𝒂+𝒃 𝟑
= 𝒂𝟑 + 𝟑𝒂𝟐 𝒃 + 𝟑𝒂𝒃𝟐 + 𝒃𝟑
Technique:
1. The number of terms in the expansion is (n + 1).
2. In the rth term, b has an exponent (𝑟 − 1).
3. The sum of the exponents of a and b in any of the terms is equal to n.
𝒏!
4. The coefficient of any term is
(𝐞𝐱𝐩 𝒐𝒇 𝒂)! (𝐞𝐱𝐩 𝒐𝒇 𝒃)!
𝑛
for middle term: Set r = + 1 for even value of n
2
BINOMIAL THEOREM
College Algebra
EXAMPLE PROBLEM 1
Find the middle term of the expansion of 𝑥 + 3𝑦 6 .
ANSWER 𝟓𝟒𝟎𝒙𝟑 𝒚𝟑
May 2015
BINOMIAL THEOREM
College Algebra
EXAMPLE PROBLEM 2
1 10
What is the fourth term of the expansion of 2𝑥 −𝑥 ?
a. −960/𝑥 4 c. −15360𝑥 4
b. 13440/𝑥 4 d. 3360𝑥 4
ANSWER c. −𝟏𝟓𝟑𝟔𝟎𝒙𝟒
▪ BINOMIAL EXPANSION BY
BINOMIAL
PASCAL’S TRIANGLE
▪ BINOMIAL EXPANSION
TECHNIQUE
▪
▪
rth TERM OF (a + b)n
SUM OF COEFFICIENTS
THEOREM
OF A BINOMIAL
EXPANSION
a. 256 c. 1
b. 1024 d. 6
ANSWER a. 256
▪ BINOMIAL EXPANSION BY
BINOMIAL
PASCAL’S TRIANGLE
▪ BINOMIAL EXPANSION
TECHNIQUE
▪
▪
rth TERM OF (a + b)n
SUM OF COEFFICIENCTS
THEOREM
OF A BINOMIAL
EXPANSION
Expand 𝒙 + 𝒚 𝟑
BINOMIAL THEOREM
College Algebra
EXAMPLE PROBLEM 4
What is the 5th term of the expansion of 𝒙 + 𝒚 −𝟏
ANSWER
𝒚𝟒
𝒙𝟓
BINOMIAL THEOREM
College Algebra
PRACTICE
PROBLEMS
1 16
Find the 6th term of the expansion of −3 .
2𝑎
22113 22113
a. − c. −
256𝑎11 128𝑎11
66339 66339
b. − d. −
128𝑎11 256𝑎11
𝟔𝟔𝟑𝟑𝟗
ANSWER b. −
𝟏𝟐𝟖𝒂𝟏𝟏
ECE Apr 1998
BINOMIAL THEOREM
College Algebra
PRACTICE PROBLEM 2
In the expansion of 𝑥 + 4𝑦 12
, the numerical coefficient of the 5th term is
a. 253,440 c. 63,360
b. 126,720 d. 506,880
ANSWER b. 126,720
BINOMIAL THEOREM
College Algebra
PRACTICE PROBLEM 3
ANSWER d. 262,144
BINOMIAL THEOREM
College Algebra
PRACTICE PROBLEM 4
ANSWER 0.46299y6
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