Binomila Theorem

The Expansion of (a + b)n

If

is any positive integer, then

Where
= combination of n objects taken r at a time.

Some Example of Binomial Expansion

The coefficient of terms can also be found by

Properties of Binomial Expansion

1.

The first term and last term of the expansion are

and

respectively.

2.

There are

3.

The sum of the exponents of

4.

The exponent of

decreases by

5.

The exponent of

increases by

6.

The coefficient of the second term and the second from the last term is

terms in the expansion.

and

in any term is
from
from

to
to

.
.
.

Pascal's Triangle
Pascal's triangle can be used to find the coefficient of binomial expansion.
(a + b)0

(a + b)

(a + b)

(a + b)3

(a + b)

(a + b)

10

10

(a + b)6

15

20

15

(a + b)

21

35

35

21

rth term of (a + b)n

For n = even, the middle term is at

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