document.write( "Question 499297: Express 98 as a sum or difference of two numbers whose powers are easier to
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document.write( "calculate and then use binomial theorem to compute 98 raised to the power 5. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #337584 by chessace(471)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 98^5 = (100-2)^5 \n" ); document.write( "= 10^10 - 5*2*10^8 +10*4*10^6 - 10*8*10^4 + 5*16*100 - 32 \n" ); document.write( "=10040008000 \n" ); document.write( "-01000800032 \n" ); document.write( "=09039207968 \n" ); document.write( "Not as fast as a modern calculator with enough digits, but most of them do not have enough digits. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |