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astra-53 [7]
3 years ago
10

Find the coefficient of x^5y^8 in (x+y)^13

Mathematics
2 answers:
motikmotik3 years ago
7 0

Binomial Theorem:

(x+y)^n\quad=\quad\sum\limits_k^n\left(\begin{array}{cc}n\\k\end{array}\right) x^{n-k} y^k


Where the coefficient is defined to be:

\left(\begin{array}{cc}n\\k\end{array}\right)\quad=\quad \dfrac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}


Notice that the exponent on y is 8 for the term they gave us.

This is the term which corresponds to k=8.

\left(\begin{array}{cc}13\\8\end{array}\right)x^{13-8}y^8


So our coefficient is:

\left(\begin{array}{cc}13\\8\end{array}\right)\quad=\quad\dfrac{13!}{8!(13-8)!}


If you expand the factorial in the numerator,

you can cancel some stuff out,

\dfrac{13\cdot12\cdot11\cdot10\cdot9\cdot8!}{8!\cdot5!}\quad=\quad \dfrac{13\cdot12\cdot11\cdot10\cdot9}{5!}


Further simplification should get you to this:

13\cdot11\cdot3\cdot3\quad=\quad1287

Dafna1 [17]3 years ago
5 0

recall that the exponent for the first term will be starting at 13, and descending by one on every expanded term, in the binomial theorem.


so, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 <---- x⁵ will then be in the 9th term


now, using the "combination" formula to get the coefficient of the 9th term.


k = 8 <--- the 9th term


n = 13 <--- highest exponent


\bf \textit{the coefficient and values of an expanded term} \\\\ (x+y)^{13} \qquad \qquad  \begin{array}{llll} expansion\\ for\\ 9^{th}~term \end{array} \quad  \begin{cases} \stackrel{term}{k}=0..n\\ \stackrel{exponent}{n}\\ -----\\ k=\stackrel{9~term}{8}\\ n=13 \end{cases}


\bf \stackrel{coefficient}{\left(\frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}\right)} \qquad \stackrel{\stackrel{first~term}{factor}}{\left( a^{n-k} \right)} \qquad \stackrel{\stackrel{second~term}{factor}}{\left( b^k \right)} \\\\\\ \cfrac{13!}{8!(13-8)!}~~x^{13-8}~~(+y)^8\implies 1287~x^5y^8

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