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| − | By the [[Binomial Theorem]], each term of the expansion is <math>\binom{8}{n}\left(\frac{x^2}{2}\right)^{8-n} | + | By the [[Binomial Theorem]], each term of the expansion is <math>\binom{8}{n}\left(\frac{x^2}{2}\right)^{8-n}\left(\frac{-2}{x}\right)^n</math>. |
We want the exponent of <math>x</math> to be <math>7</math>, so | We want the exponent of <math>x</math> to be <math>7</math>, so | ||
Latest revision as of 10:55, 20 December 2018
Problem
The coefficient of 
in the expansion of 
is:
Solution
By the Binomial Theorem, each term of the expansion is 
.
We want the exponent of 
to be 
, so
![\[2(8-n)-n=7\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/a/4/da406a3c74e21d3222f3da34ca29c9499aafecb5.png)
![\[16-3n=7\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/4/2/b42cac801908ead0872f3b1a9bbdba75b038447a.png)
![\[n=3\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/4/a/74ac5915a3e58b5ed0da41429618c1f8ab34e598.png)
If 
, then the corresponding term is
![\[\binom{8}{3}\left(\frac{x^2}{2}\right)^{5}\left(\frac{-2}{x}\right)^3\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/9/2/79276dde4a859e87568d37980d5743845f2abf8f.png)
![\[56 \cdot \frac{x^{10}}{32} \cdot \frac{-8}{x^3}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/2/6/2260d96bd30607a4f60bb7ac1bc0ee81668d6823.png)
![\[-14x^7\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/8/9/289a7c85f9e76ff317826b8a1cc3cada153d8e60.png)
The answer is 
.
See Also
| 1960 AHSC (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 19 |
Followed by Problem 21 | |
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| All AHSME Problems and Solutions | ||
