document.write( "Question 1177002: Find the coefficient of the \"+x%5E8+\" term in the expansion of \"+%28x%2B3%29%5E17+\" \n" ); document.write( "
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this is of the form nCk x^(n-k)*y^k
\n" ); document.write( "for x^8, k=9
\n" ); document.write( "17C9*x^8*y*9, where y=3
\n" ); document.write( "24310*x^8*19683
\n" ); document.write( "the coefficient is 478,493,730
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