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College Algebra

R. David Gustafson, Jeffrey D. Hughes

Chapter 8

Sequences, Series, and Probability - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

The Binomial Theorem

00:27

Problem 1

In the expansion of a binomial, there will be one more term _____________ than the of the binomial.

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Problem 2

The _________________ of each term in a binomial expansion is the same as the exponent of the binomial.

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Problem 3

The _________ term in a binomial expansion is the first term raised to the power of the binomial.

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00:39

Problem 4

In the expansion of $(p+q)^{\pi},$ the decrease by 1 in each successive term.decrease by I in cach successive term.
Expand 71

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Problem 5

Expand 7:____________

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Problem 6

Expand 7:_________-$$\begin{aligned}&0 !=\\&1\end{aligned}$$

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00:21

Problem 7

$$n \cdot \quad=n !$$

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Problem 8

In the seventh term of $(a+b)^{11},$ the exponent on $a$ is ___________.

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01:16

Problem 9

Evaluate each expression.
$5 !$$

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Problem 10

Evaluate each expression.
$$.-5 !$$

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00:16

Problem 11

Evaluate each expression.
$$3 ! \cdot 6 !$$

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00:18

Problem 12

Evaluate each expression.
$$0 ! \cdot 7 !$$

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Problem 13

$$6 !+6 !$$

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Problem 14

$$6 !+6 !$$

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00:26

Problem 15

Eraluate each expression.
$$\frac{9 !}{12 !}$$

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Problem 16

Eraluate each expression.
$$\frac{8 !}{5 !}$$

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Problem 17

Eraluate each expression.
$$\frac{5 ! \cdot 7 !}{9 !}$$

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Problem 18

EValuate each expression.
$$\frac{3 ! \cdot 5 ! \cdot 7 !}{1 ! 8 !}$$

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01:24

Problem 19

EValuate each expression.
$$\frac{18 !}{6 !(18-6) !}$$

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Problem 20

EValuate each expression
$$\frac{15 !}{9 !(15-9) !}$$

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Problem 21

Use Pascals Triangle to expand each binomial.
$$(a+b)^{5}$$

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01:13

Problem 22

Use Pascals Triangle to expand each binomial.
$$(a+b)^{7}$$

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Problem 23

Use Pascals Triangle to expand each binomial.
$$(x-y)^{3}$$

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Problem 24

Use Pascals Triangle to expand each binomial.
$$(x-y)^{7}$$

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00:33

Problem 25

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(a+b)^{3}$$

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Problem 26

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(a+b)^{4}$$

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Problem 27

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$$(a-b)^{5}$$

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Problem 28

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(x-y)^{4}$$

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Problem 29

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(2 x+y)^{3}$$

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Problem 30

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(x+2 y)^{3}$$

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Problem 31

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(x-2 y)^{3}$$

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Problem 32

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(2 x-y)^{3}$$

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Problem 33

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(2 x+3 y)^{4}$$

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Problem 34

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(2 x-3 y)^{4}$$

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Problem 35

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(x-2 y)^{4}$$

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Problem 36

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(x+2 y)^{4}$$

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Problem 37

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(x-3 y)^{5}$$

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Problem 38

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$(3 x-y)^{5}$$

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Problem 39

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$\left(\frac{x}{2}+y\right)^{4}$$

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Problem 40

Use the Binomial Theorem to expand each binomial.
$$\left(x+\frac{y}{2}\right)^{4}$$

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Problem 41

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41. $(a+b)^{4} ; 3$ rd term
$$(a-b)^{4} ; 2$ nd term$$

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Problem 42

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41. $(a+b)^{4} ; 3$ rd term
$$(a+b)^{7} ; 5$ th term$$

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Problem 43

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41. $(a+b)^{4} ; 3$ rd term
$$(a+b)^{5} ; 4$ th term$$

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Problem 44

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41. $(a+b)^{4} ; 3$ rd term
$$(a-b)^{5} ;$ 6th term$$

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Problem 45

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41. $(a+b)^{4} ; 3$ rd term
$$(a-b)^{8} ; 7$ th term$$

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00:32

Problem 46

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41. $(a+b)^{4} ; 3$ rd term
$$(a+b)^{17} ; 5$ th term$$

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Problem 47

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41. $(a+b)^{4} ; 3$ rd term
$$(a-b)^{12} ; 3$ rd term$4

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00:36

Problem 48

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41. $(a+b)^{4} ; 3$ rd term
$$(a-\sqrt{2})^{4} ; 2$ nd term$$

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Problem 49

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41. $(a+b)^{4} ; 3$ rd term
$$(a-\sqrt{3})^{s} ; 3 r d$ term$4

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Problem 50

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41. $(a+b)^{4} ; 3$ rd term
$(a+\sqrt{3} b)^{9} ; 5$ th term

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Problem 51

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41. $(a+b)^{4} ; 3$ rd term
$(\sqrt{2} a-b)^{7} ; 4$ th term

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Problem 52

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41
(a-\sqrt{3})^{8} ; 3 \mathrm{rd} \text { term }

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00:32

Problem 53

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41
$$\left(\frac{x}{2}+y\right)^{4} ; 3$ rd term

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Problem 54

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41
$$\left(m+\frac{n}{2}\right)^{8} ; 3$ rd term

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01:04

Problem 55

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41
$$\left(\frac{r}{2}-\frac{s}{2}\right)^{11} ; 10$ th term

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Problem 56

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41
$$\left(\frac{p}{2}-\frac{q}{2}\right)^{9} ;$ oth term

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00:17

Problem 57

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41
$$(a+b)^{n .} ; 4$ th term

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Problem 58

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41
$$(a-b)^{n} ; 5$ th term

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Problem 59

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41
$$(a+b)^{n-} ; r$ th term

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Problem 60

Find the required term in each binomial expansion.41
$$(a+b)^{n} ;(r+1)$ th term

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01:23

Problem 61

61. Find the sum of the numbers in each row of the first ten rows of Pascal's Triangle. Do you sce a pattern?

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Problem 62

Show that the sum of the coefficients in the binomial expansion of $(x+y)^{n}$ is $2^{n}$. (Hint: Let $x=\bar{y}=1 .)$

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Problem 63

Show that the sum of the coefficients in the binomial expansion of $(x+y)^{n}$ is $2^{n}$. (Hint: Let $x=\bar{y}=1 .)$

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Problem 64

If we applied the pattern of coefficients to the coefficient of the first term in the Binomial Theorem, it would be $\frac{n !}{0 !(n-0) !}$. Show that this expression equals 1.

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Problem 65

If we applied the pattern of coefficients to the coefficient of the first term in the Binomial Theorem, it would be $\frac{n !}{0 !(n-0) !}$. Show that this expression equals 1.

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00:12

Problem 66

If we applicd the pattern of coefficients to the coef ficient of the last term in the Binomial Theorem, it would be $\frac{n !}{n !(n-n) !}$. Show that this expression

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00:18

Problem 67

Define factorial notation and explain how to evaluate $10 !$

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00:35

Problem 68

With a calculator, evaluate $69 !$. Explain why we cannot find $70 !$ with a calculator.

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Problem 69

Explain how the $r$ th term of a binomial expansion is constructed.

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Problem 70

Explain the four patterns apparent in a binomial expansion.

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Problem 71

Facter each expression.
$$3 x^{3} y^{2} z^{4}-6 x y z^{5}+15 x^{2} y z^{2}$$

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Problem 72

Facter each expression.
$$3 z^{2}-15 t z+12 t^{2}$$

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Problem 73

Facter each expression.
$$a^{4}-b^{4}$$

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Problem 74

Facter each expression.
$$3 r^{4}-36 r^{3}-135 r^{2}$$

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Problem 75

Simplify each complex fraction.frac{\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{3}}{\frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{3}}$$

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Problem 76

$$\text { 76. } \frac{x-\frac{1}{y}}{y-\frac{1}{x}}$$

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