SOLUTION: Find the constant term (x^0) in the expansion of: {{{ (1 - x^2 + x^3) (3x^2-(5/(7x^3)))^6 }}}

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Question 1178563: Find the constant term (x^0) in the expansion of:
+%281+-+x%5E2+%2B+x%5E3%29+%283x%5E2-%285%2F%287x%5E3%29%29%29%5E6+

Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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DO NOT expand the second factor completely and then multiply the result by the first factor. That is WAY too much work!

The second factor, when expanded, will contain terms of x^12, x^7, x^2, x^-3, x^-8, x^-13, and x^-18.

The only place where we will get a constant term (x^0) when that factor is multiplied by (1-x^2+x^3) is when the x^3 in the first factor is multiplied by the x^-3 term in the second factor.

The coefficient of the x^-3 term in the expanded second factor is



Then the constant term in the completely expanded expression is

%281%29%28-67500%2F343%29+=+-67500%2F343