document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1170639>Question 1170639</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the term that is independent of x in the expansion of (2+2/x^2)(x-3/x)^6. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the term that is independent of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the expansion of<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%282%2B2%2Fx%5E2%29%28x-3%2Fx%29%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%282%2B2%2Fx%5E2%29%28x-3%2Fx%29%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >th term=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28nCm%29%28a%5E%28n-m%29%29%28b%5Em%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28nCm%29%28a%5E%28n-m%29%29%28b%5Em%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x+-+3%2Fx%29%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x+-+3%2Fx%29%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >th term=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286Cm%29%28x%5E%286-m%29%29%2A%28-3%2Fx%29%5Em%0D%0A%7B%7B%7Br ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286Cm%29%28x%5E%286-m%29%29%2A%28-3%2Fx%29%5Em%0D%0A%7B%7B%7Br\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >th term=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286Cm%29%28-3%29%5Em%2A%28x%5E%286-2m%29%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ALet+%7B%7B%7B%286Cm%29%28-3%29%5Em=K%5Bj%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >th term involving <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=K%5B1%5Dx%5E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"K%5B1%5Dx%5E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >th term involving <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=K%5B2%5Dx%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"K%5B2%5Dx%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The constant term in the expansion of<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%282+%2B+2%2Fx%5E2%29%28x+-+3%2Fx%29%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%282+%2B+2%2Fx%5E2%29%28x+-+3%2Fx%29%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check with expanded form:\r<BR>\n" );
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