document.write( "Question 326188: Please help me use the binomial theorem to expand this expression $\"%282-x%29%5E5\"$ \r
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document.write( "You only need to be able to get  on your calculator.\r\n" );
document.write( "On the TI-84, suppose you wanted, say for example, 9C3\r\n" );
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document.write( "On the cleared main screen, type the value of n (in this example 9)\r\n" );
document.write( "Press MATH\r\n" );
document.write( "Press the left arrow\r\n" );
document.write( "Press 3\r\n" );
document.write( "type the value of r (in this example 3)\r\n" );
document.write( "You should see -->  9 nCr 3\r\n" );
document.write( "Press ENTER\r\n" );
document.write( "             (in this example you get 84)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we'll set up the terms of the binomial expansion for:\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is always one more term than the exponent.  The\r\n" );
document.write( "emponet is 5.  So there are 6 terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "1st term:  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Observe that pattern carefully so you can do other\r\n" );
document.write( "binomial expansion problems.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplifying 1st term:\r\n" );
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document.write( "So:\r\n" );
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