What is the coefficient of when is expanded?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A.

  1. Step 1: Expand: .
  2. Step 2: Collect the x terms: .
Answer
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Why not the others: : this is the constant term, not the coefficient of x. : the signs of the constants were mixed. : the sign of the sum was reversed.

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