document.write( "Question 313232: What is the third term of the binomial expansion of \"%28x%2B2%29%5E4\" \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The Rth term of the binomial expansion of \"%28A+%2B+B%29%5EN\" is\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28matrix%282%2C1%2CN%2CR-1%29%29A%5E%28N-R%2B1%29%2AB%5E%28R-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "where \"%28matrix%282%2C1%2CN%2CR-1%29%29\" is the same as the combinations of\r\n" );
document.write( "N things taken R-1 at a time, which is often written (N)C(R-1) and\r\n" );
document.write( "often called \"N choose R-1\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the third term of the expansion \"%28x%2B2%29%5E4\" is\r\n" );
document.write( "found by substituting A=x, B=2, N=4, and R=3\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28matrix%282%2C1%2CN%2CR-1%29%29A%5E%28N-R%2B1%29%2AB%5E%28R-1%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28matrix%282%2C1%2C4%2C3-1%29%29x%5E%284-3%2B1%29%2A2%5E%283-1%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%28matrix%282%2C1%2C4%2C2%29%29x%5E2%2A2%5E2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%284%21%2F%282%21%284-2%29%21%29%29x%5E2%2A4\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%284%21%2F%282%212%21%29%29x%5E2%2A4\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%2824%2F%282%2A2%29%29x%5E2%2A4\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"%2824%2F4%29x%5E3%2A4\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"6x%5E2%2A4\"\r\n" );
document.write( "\"24x%5E2\"\r\n" );
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