document.write( "Question 455715: find the 11th term of (b-3)^12 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #312862 by Edwin McCravy(20055)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "The formula for the kth term of \r\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "(U + V)N \r\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "is\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "C(N,k-1)UN-k+1Vk-1\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Therefore to find the the 11th term of (b-3)12,\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "we substitute b for U, -3 for V, 12 for N and 11 for k\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "and then\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "C(N,k-1)UN-k+1Vk-1\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "becomes\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "C(12,11-1)b12-11+1(-3)11-1\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "C(12,10)b2(-3)10\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "66b2(59049)\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "3897234b2\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\n" ); document.write( " |