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The binomial theorem provides a formula for expanding expressions of the form (a + b)^n, where n is a positive integer or rational number. It includes general and middle terms, with the r+1th term represented as nCr * a^(n-r) * b^r. Additionally, it discusses binomial coefficients and their arrangement in Pascal's Triangle, highlighting the number of terms based on whether n is odd or even.

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Binomial

The binomial theorem provides a formula for expanding expressions of the form (a + b)^n, where n is a positive integer or rational number. It includes general and middle terms, with the r+1th term represented as nCr * a^(n-r) * b^r. Additionally, it discusses binomial coefficients and their arrangement in Pascal's Triangle, highlighting the number of terms based on whether n is odd or even.

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Binomial theorem

The binomial theorem is a fundamental concept in algebra that provides a way to expand expressions
of the form (a + b)^n, where “a” and “b” are numbers or variables, and “n” is a positive integer or a
rational number.

(a + b)n = nC0 an + nC1 an-1 b + nC2 an-2 b2 + … + nCn-1 a bn-1 + nCn bn

This is the binomial theorem formula for any positive integer n.


Some special cases from the binomial theorem can be written as:
 (x + y)n = nC0 xn + nC1 xn-1 by+ nC2 xn-2 y2 + … + nCn-1 x yn-1 + nCn xn
 (x – y)n = nC0 xn – nC1 xn-1 by + nC2 xn-2 y2 + … + (-1)n nCn xn
 (1 – x)n = nC0 – nC1 x + nC2 x2 – …. (-1)n nCn xn
Also, nC0 = nCn = 1
However, there will be (n + 1) terms in the expansion of (a + b) n.

General and Middle terms


Consider the binomial expansion, (a + b)n = nC0 an + nC1 an-1 b + nC2 an-2 b2 + … + nCn-1 a bn-1 + nCn bn
Here,
First term = nC0 an
Second term = nC1 an-1 b
Third term = nC2 an-2 b2
we can write the (r + 1)th term as: nCr an-r br
This is the general term of the given expansion.

Thus, (r + 1)Th term, i.e. T r+1 = nCr a n-r br is called the middle term of the expansion (a + b) n

Binomial coefficients
Binomial coefficients when arranged in the form given below is known as Pascal’s Triangle
.
The array of numbers arranged in the form of triangle with 1 at the top vertex and running
down the two slanting sides is known as Pascal’s triangle

 If n is odd, then {(𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑛 + (𝑥 − 𝑦)𝑛 } and {(𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑛 − (𝑥 − 𝑦)𝑛 } both
𝑛+1
have the same number of terms equal to [ ].
2
𝑛
 If n is even, then {(𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑛 + (𝑥 − 𝑦)𝑛 } has [ + 1] terms and
2
𝑛
{(𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑛 − (𝑥 − 𝑦)𝑛 } has [ ] terms.
2

 If n is even, there is only one middle term in the expansion of (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑛 and
𝑛
will be the [ + 1]th term.
2

 If n is odd, then there are two middle terms in the expansion of (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑛 and
𝑛+1 𝑡ℎ 𝑛+3 𝑡ℎ
they are ( ) and [ ] .
2 2

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