SOLUTION: please write the first three terms of the expansion of (a-b)^10

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please write the first three terms of the expansion of (a-b)^10
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1st term: 10C10a^10(-b)^0 = a^10
2nd term: 10C9a^9(-b)^1 = -10a^9b
3rd term: 10C8a^8(-b)2 = 45a^8b^2
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Stan H.