expansions of binomials and trinomials

We shall discuss expansions of binomials and trinomials..

We shall discuss expansions of binomials, trinomials, Formulae 1. a 2 + b 2 = (a + b) 2 - 2ab 2. a 2 + b 2 = (a - b) 2 + 2ab 3. (a + b) 2 = (a - b) 2 + 4..

In algebra we come across certain products very frequently. For e.g., (a + b) 2 , (a + b) 3 (a + b + c) 2 etc. These are nothing but products of binomials or trinomials. We derive the formulae for these products and apply them whenever necessar..

Introduction - A binomial is an algebraic expression of two terms which are connected by the operations '+' or '-'. For n = 1,2,3,4, the expansion of (a + b) n , has been expressed in a very systematical manner in terms of combinatorial coefficients. The above expression suggest..

Binomial Theorem for Fractional Index - For any rational number n, We accept this expansion without proof. The restriction on x is not required when n is a natural number. Now, we shall see that when n is a natural number, then the above expansion coincides with that a..

of (a + b) n and is given by - If n is an odd natural number, then there are two middle terms in the expansion of (a + b)n and are given by i) The sum of all binomial coefficients in the expansion of (1+x) n is 2 n . ii) The sum of all even binomial coefficie..

Use binomial theorem to find the expansion of (1 - x) 5 => 1 - 5x + 10x 2 - 10x 3 - 5x 4 + x 5 or 1- x + x 2 - x 3 + x 4 - x 5 or 1 - 5x + 10x 2 - 10x 3 + 5x 4 - x 5 or 1- x 5..

Approximate (0.99) 30 to the nearest tenth using the first two terms of a binomial expansion. => 0.03 or 0.3 or 0.07 or 0.7..

Find the fifth term of the binomial expansion (3 - x ) 6 . => 105 x 5 or -135 x 4 or 235 x 5 or 135 x 4..

Find the 12 th term of the binomial expansion (1 - x ) 12 . => - 12 x 11 or 12 x 11 or - 11 x 12 or 11 x 12..