04A Generalization for Week 2

Answer the following:

A. Challenge!

Determine the binomial for expansion with the given situation below.

a.                The literal coefficient of the 5th term is

b.                The numerical coefficient of the 6th term in the expansion is 243.

c.                The numerical coefficient of the 2nd term in the expansion is 3840.

Binomial:

Expansion:

B. Instruction: Use your Pascal’s Triangle to expand the following binomials

1. 3 1, 3, 3, 1 (a+b)3 = a3 + 3a2b + 3a2 + b3

2. 7 1, 7, 21,35,35,21,7,1 (x+y)7 = x7 + 7x6y + 21x5y2+35x4y3+35x3y4+21x2y5+7xy6+y7

3. 4 16,32,24,16,1 (2a+b)4 = 16a4 + 32a3b + 24a2b2+16ab3+b4

4. 5 32,240,720,1080,810,24 (2r-3s)5 =32r5-240r4s+720r3s2-1080r2s3+810rs4-243s5

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C. Instruction: Find the next three patterns of the following sequences:

6. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 11.58,68,57,67,56,66,55,65

7. 1,3,6,10,15, 21,28,36 12. 3,4,6,10,18,34,66,130

8. 1,8,27,64,125,216,343,512 13. 10,54,98,1312,1716,2120,2524,2928

9. 1,4,9,16,25,36,39,64 1 3 5 7
14. , 1, , 2 , ,3 , ,
2 2 2 2
10. 1,16,81,256,625,1296,2401,3844
32 64
15. 81, -54,36, -24 ,16, ,
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