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Binomial Expansion Patterns

The document discusses Pascal's Triangle and its application in binomial expansion, prompting the reader to expand expressions like (a + b)! and identify coefficients. It encourages observing patterns in the coefficients and the terms involving 'a' and 'b' in the expansions. Additionally, it asks the reader to analyze the total of the exponents for various expansions to identify any notable patterns.

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Binomial Expansion Patterns

The document discusses Pascal's Triangle and its application in binomial expansion, prompting the reader to expand expressions like (a + b)! and identify coefficients. It encourages observing patterns in the coefficients and the terms involving 'a' and 'b' in the expansions. Additionally, it asks the reader to analyze the total of the exponents for various expansions to identify any notable patterns.

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Pascal’s Triangle and the Binomial Expansion

Expand
(𝑎 + 𝑏)! =

(𝑎 + 𝑏)" =

(𝑎 + 𝑏)# =

(𝑎 + 𝑏)$ =

(𝑎 + 𝑏)% =
Write the coefficients in the boxes below.

Row 0

Row 1

Row 2

Row 3

Row 4

Look at the patterns and write the next two rows in the triangle.

(Your teacher will show you how to write and calculate these coefficients using your GDC.)
Write down the “a” terms in your expansion of (𝑎 + 𝑏)! . What is the pattern?

Write down the “b” terms in your expansion of (𝑎 + 𝑏)! . What is the pattern?

Add the exponents for each pair of “ab” for :

(𝑎 + 𝑏)!

(𝑎 + 𝑏)"

(𝑎 + 𝑏)#

(𝑎 + 𝑏)$

(𝑎 + 𝑏)%

What do you notice about the total of the exponents?

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