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    This document discusses binomial expansion and geometric series. It shows that the binomial expansion of (1-x)-n can be written as the sum of terms involving x to the power of k, where each term is multiplied by a binomial coefficient. Specifically: (1-x)-1 = 1 + x + x^2 + x^3 + ... (1-x)-2 = 1 + 2x + 3x^2 + 4x^3 +... (1-x)-3 = 1 + 3x + 6x^2 + 10x^3 +... More generally, the binomial expansion of (1-x)-n is the sum of terms of the form x

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    This document discusses binomial expansion and geometric series. It shows that the binomial expansion of (1-x)-n can be written as the sum of terms involving x to the power of k, where each term is multiplied by a binomial coefficient. Specifically: (1-x)-1 = 1 + x + x^2 + x^3 + ... (1-x)-2 = 1 + 2x + 3x^2 + 4x^3 +... (1-x)-3 = 1 + 3x + 6x^2 + 10x^3 +... More generally, the binomial expansion of (1-x)-n is the sum of terms of the form x

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    Binomial Expansion part 2

    n
    n
    Recall if n is a positive integer, (1 + x) = ∑ (nk ) x k
    k=0

    Consider the infinite series 1 + x + x2 + x3+ x4 +…

    This is an infinite Geometric Series.

    If -1 < x < 1 this series converges to

    1
    Thus =¿1 + x + x2 + x3+ x4 +…
    1−x

    Or (1 – x)-1 = 1 + x + x2 + x3+ x4 +…

    What about (1 – x)-2 = (1 – x)-1 (1 – x)-1

    = (1 + x + x2 + x3+ x4 +…)(1 + x + x2 + x3+ x4 +…)

    =1 + x + x2 + x3+ x4 +…
    + x + x2 + x3+ x4 +…
    + x2 + x3+ x4 +…

    Adding DOWN

    = 1 + 2x + 3x2 + 4x3+ 5x4 +…

    n
    Thus (1 - x)-2 = ∑ (k +1 1) x k
    k=0

    What about (1 – x)-3 = (1 – x)-1 (1 – x)-2

    = (1 + x + x2 + x3+ x4 +…) (1 + 2x + 3x2 + 4x3+ 5x4 +…)

    = 1 + 2x + 3x2 + 4x3+ 5x4 +…


    + x + 2x2 + 3x3+ 4x4 +…
    + x2 + 2x3+ 3x4 +…
    + x3 +2x4 +…
    + x4
    (1 – x)-3 = 1 + 3x + 6x2 + 10x3+ 15x4 +…
    Binomial Expansion part 2
    But this is related to Pascal’s triangle too.

    n(n+1) 2 n(n+1)(n+2) 3 n ( n+1 ) ( n+2 ) …(n+r −1) r


    (1 – x)-n = 1 +nx + x + x + …. x
    2! 3! r!

    Please do Ex 1 J #1ac, 2ac


    Binomial Expansion part 2

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