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Binomial Theorem

Background

(a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2

(a + b)3 = a3 + 3a2 b + 3ab2 + b3

(a + b)4 = a4 + 4a3 b + 6a2 b2 + 4ab3 + b4

Question: Is there any formula to expand (a + b)n ?


Answer: Binomial Expansion

Theorem 1 (Binomial Theorem) For any n 2 R;

n n n n 1 n n 2 2 n n n
(a + b)n = a + a b+ a b + ::: + abn 1
+ b ;
0 1 2 n 1 n

where
n n(n 1)(n 2) : : : (n r + 1)
=
r r(r 1) : : : 1:
If n is a positive integer, then
n n!
=
r r! (n r)!
where n! = n(n 1) (n 2) (n 3) : : : 3 2 1 and 0! = 1:

Example 1 Expand the (1 + x)6 in terms of power of x:

Let a = 1; b = x; n = 6 and use binomial theorem, we have

6 6 6 6
(1 + x)6 = (1)6 + (1)6 1 (x) + (1)6 2 (x)2 + (1)6 3
(x)3
0 1 2 3
6 6 6
+ (1)6 4 (x)4 + (1)6 5 (x)5 + (1)6 6 (x)6
4 5 6
= (1) (1)6 + (6) (1)6 1
x + 15 (1)6 2
x2 + 20 (1)6 3
x3

+ (15) (1)6 4
x4 + (6) (1)6 5
x5 + (1) (1)6 6
x6

= 1 + 6x + 15x2 + 20x3 + 15x4 + 6x5 + x6

Note:
6 6! 6!
= = =1
0 0! (6 0)! 6!

1
6 6! 6! 6 6! 6! 6 6! 6!
= = = 6; = = = 15; = = = 20
1 1! (6 1)! 5! 2 2! (6 2)! 2!4! 3 3! (6 3)! 3!3!
6 6! 6! 6 6! 6! 6 6! 6!
= = = 15; = = = 6; = = =1
4 4! (6 4)! 4!2! 5 5! (6 5)! 5! 5 6! (6 6)! 6!
n n
Theorem 2 For n 2 N; = .
n r r
Proof:
n n!
=
n r (n r)! [n (n r)]!
n!
=
(n r)!r!
n!
=
r! (n r)!
n
=
r
5 5
Example 2 It is easy to see that = = 10:
2 3
Pascal’s triangle
Pascal’s triangle is a geometric arrangement of the binomial coe¢ cients in a triangle. It is named
after Blaise Pascal, although it had been described centuries earlier by Chinese mathematician
Yanghui (about 500 years earlier, in fact). It is therefore known as the Yanghui triangle in China.
Starting with n 1, the triangle is

1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 1
1 5 10 10 5 1
1 6 15 20 15 6 1

Pascal’s triangle shows that each subsequent row is obtained by adding the two entries diagonally
above,
n n 1 n 1
= +
r r r 1

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Trigonometric Formula
Basic Properties

1. sin ( A) = sin A; cos ( A) = cos A; tan ( A) = tan x

2. sin (90 A) = sin 2


A = cos A; cos (90 A) = cos 2
A = sin A

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3. tan (90 A) = tan 2
A = tan A

4. sin (180 A) = sin ( A) = sin A; cos (180 A) = cos ( A) = cos A

5. tan (180 A) = tan ( A) = tan A

6. sin (360 A) = sin (2 A) = sin A; cos (360 A) = cos (2 A) = cos A

7. tan (360 A) = tan (2 A) = tan A


1 1 1
8. sec A = ; csc A = ; cot A =
cos A sin A tan A

Compound Angle formula

1. sin (A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B

2. sin (A B) = sin A cos B cos A sin B

3. cos (A + B) = cos A cos B sin A sin B

4. cos (A B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B


tan A + tan B
5. tan (A + B) =
1 tan A tan B
tan A tan B
6. tan (A B) =
1 + tan A tan B

Important Identity

1. cos2 A + sin2 A = 1

2. 1 + tan2 A = sec2 A

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Double angle formula

1. sin 2A = 2 sin A cos A

2. cos 2A = cos2 A sin2 A = 2 cos2 A 1=1 2 sin2 A


2 tan A
3. tan 2A =
1 + tan2 A
Half angle formula

1. sin2 A
2
= 12 (1 cos A)

A
2. cos2 2
= 21 (1 + cos A)

3. Let t = tan A2 ; then


2t 1 t2 2t
sin A = ; cos A = ; tan A =
1 + t2 1 + t2 1 t2

Product to Sum formula

1. sin A cos B = 12 [sin (A + B) + sin (A B)]

2. cos A sin B = 21 [sin (A + B) sin (A B)]

3. cos A cos B = 12 [cos (A + B) + cos (A B)]

1
4. sin A sin B = 2
[cos (A + B) cos (A B)]

Sum to Product formula

1. sin A + sin B = 2 sin A+B


2
cos A 2 B

2. sin A sin B = 2 cos A+B


2
sin A 2 B

3. cos A + cos B = 2 cos A+B


2
cos A 2 B

4. cos A cos B = 2 sin A+B


2
sin A 2 B

Transformation of a sin + b cos


p
1. a sin + b cos = a2 + b2 cos ( ) ; where tan = ab :
p
2. a sin + b cos = a2 + b2 sin ( + ) ; where tan = ab :

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