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25.3: Exercises

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Exercise 25.3.1

Find the value of the factorial or binomial coefficient.

  1. 5!
  2. 3!
  3. 9!
  4. 2!
  5. 0!
  6. 1!
  7. 19!
  8. 64!
  9. (52)
  10. (96)
  11. (121)
  12. (120)
  13. (2322)
  14. (1912)
  15. (1311)
  16. (165)
Answer
  1. 120
  2. 6
  3. 362880
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. 1
  7. 1.2161017
  8. 1.2691089
  9. 10
  10. 84
  11. 12
  12. 1
  13. 23
  14. 50388
  15. 78
  16. 4368

Exercise 25.3.2

Expand the expression via the binomial theorem.

  1. (m+n)4
  2. (x+2)5
  3. (xy)6
  4. (pq)5
Answer
  1. m4+4m3n+6m2n2+4mn3+n4
  2. x5+10x4+40x3+80x2+80x+32
  3. x66x5y+15x4y220x3y3+15x2y46xy5+y6
  4. p55p4q10p3q210p2q35pq4q5

Exercise 25.3.3

Expand the expression.

  1. (x2y)3
  2. (x10)4
  3. (x2y+y2)5
  4. (2y25x4)4
  5. (x+x)3
  6. (2x2yy3x)5
  7. (223)3
  8. (1i)3
Answer
  1. x36x2y+12xy28y3
  2. x440x3+600x24000x+10000
  3. x10y5+5x8y6+10x6y7+10x4y8+5x2y9+y10
  4. 16y8160x4y6+600x8y41000x12y2+625x16
  5. x3+3x52+3x2+x32
  6. 32x10y580x7y80x4y340xy710y11x2y15x5
  7. 382363
  8. 22i

Exercise 25.3.4

Determine:

  1. the first 3 terms in the binomial expansion of (xy4x)5
  2. the first 2 terms in the binomial expansion of (2a2+b3)9
  3. the last 3 terms in the binomial expansion of (3y2x2)7
  4. the first 3 terms in the binomial expansion of (xyyx)10
  5. the last 4 terms in the binomial expansion of (m3n+12n2)6
Answer
  1. x5y520x5y4+160x5y3
  2. 512a18+2304a16b3
  3. 189x10y4+21x12y2x14
  4. x10y1010x8y8+45x6y6
  5. 52m9n9+1516m6n10+316m3n11+164n12

Exercise 25.3.5

Determine:

  1. the 5th term in the binomial expansion of (x+y)7
  2. the 3rd term in the binomial expansion of (x2y)9
  3. the 10th term in the binomial expansion of (2w)11
  4. the 5th term in the binomial expansion of (2x+xy)7
  5. the 7th term in the binomial expansion of (2a+5b)6
  6. the 6th term in the binomial expansion of (3p2q3p)7
  7. the 10th term in the binomial expansion of (4+b2)13
Answer
  1. 35x3y4
  2. 36x14y2
  3. 220w9
  4. 280x7y4
  5. 15625b6
  6. 189p9q15
  7. 7152b9

Exercise 25.3.6

Determine:

  1. the x3y6-term in the binomial expansion of (x+y)9
  2. the r4s4-term in the binomial expansion of (r2s)6
  3. the x4-term in the binomial expansion of (x1)11
  4. the x3y6-term in the binomial expansion of (x3+5y2)4
  5. the x7-term in the binomial expansion of (2xx2)5
  6. the imaginary part of the number (1+i)3
Answer
  1. 84x3y6
  2. 15r4s4
  3. 330x4
  4. 500x3y6
  5. 80x7
  6. 2i

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