document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1073361>Question 1073361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Calculate the term independent of x in the binomial expansion of (x-1/2x^5)^18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #688198 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=688198\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The expansion of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-1%2F2x%5E5%29%5E18=%28x%2B%28-1%2F2%29x%5E%28-5%29%29%5E18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-1%2F2x%5E5%29%5E18=%28x%2B%28-1%2F2%29x%5E%28-5%29%29%5E18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "has terms of the form<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The term independent of x is the one with<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, that term independent of x is<BR>\n" );
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