document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=155827>Question 155827</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can somebody please help me understand how to go about this question:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the term not involving y in the expansion of (1/y^3+y^2)^5. Please help!! Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #114861 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=114861\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A general expansion would be,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a+%2B+b%29%5E5+=+a%5E5%2B5a%5E4b+%2B+10a%5E3b%5E2+%2B10a%5E2b%5E3+%2B5ab%5E4+%2B+b%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a+%2B+b%29%5E5+=+a%5E5%2B5a%5E4b+%2B+10a%5E3b%5E2+%2B10a%5E2b%5E3+%2B5ab%5E4+%2B+b%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=y%5E-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=y%5E-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the term not involving y will have y canceling out in the numerator and denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2=y%5E-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2=y%5E-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E3=y%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E3=y%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2b%5E3=y%5E-6%2Ay%5E6=y%5E%28-6%2B6%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2b%5E3=y%5E-6%2Ay%5E6=y%5E%28-6%2B6%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's the third term of the expansion, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10a%5E2b%5E3=10%281%29=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10a%5E2b%5E3=10%281%29=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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