Sunday, August 2, 2015

Use the following expansion to find the following (x

We'll use the formula of general term of binomial
expansion (a+b)^n:


T(k+1) =
C(n,k)*[a^(n-k)]*b^k


Let a = x, b = -3/x^2, n =
9


T(k+1) =
C(9,k)*[x^(9-k)]*[(-3/x^2)^k]


This term must contain x^6,
therefore we'll consider just the power of x.


We'll use the
negative power property:


(1/x^2)^k =
x^(-2k)


x^(9-k)*x^(-2k) =
x^6


We'll add the exponents from the left
side:


x^(9-k-2k) = x^6


Since
the bases both sides are matching, we'll equate the
exponents:


9-3k = 6


We'll
divide by 3:


3 - k = 2


We'll
keep k to the left side and we'll subtract 3 both sides:


-k
= -3 + 2


-k = -1


k =
1


Since k = 1, therefore the second term of
the expansion, T2, will contain x^6.

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