document.write( "Question 375956: Expand \"%282x+-+y%29%5E6\"\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #267376 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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1   4   6   4   1   

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1   5   10   10   5   1   

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1   6   15   20   15   6   1   
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "These numbers will be the coefficients of our expansion. So to expand \"%282x-y%29%5E6\", simply follow this procedure:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Write the first coefficient. Multiply that coefficient with the first binomial term \"2x\" and then the second binomial term \"-y\". Repeat this until all of the coefficients have been written.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Looking at the first term \"1%282x%29%28-y%29\", raise \"2x\" to the 6th power and raise \"-y\" to the 0th power.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Looking at the second term \"6%282x%29%28-y%29\" raise \"2x\" to the 5th power and raise \"-y\" to the 1st power.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"64x%5E6-192x%5E5y%2B240x%5E4y%5E2-160x%5E3y%5E3%2B60x%5E2y%5E4-12xy%5E5%2By%5E6\" Multiply the terms with their coefficients\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%282x-y%29%5E6\" expands and simplifies to \"64x%5E6-192x%5E5y%2B240x%5E4y%5E2-160x%5E3y%5E3%2B60x%5E2y%5E4-12xy%5E5%2By%5E6\".\r
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