How many terms are there in the expansion of ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A.
- Step 1: The expansion of has terms, from to .
- Step 2: So has terms.
Answer
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Why not the others: : The constant term was not counted. : The number of terms was doubled. : One term too many was counted.
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