What is the coefficient of in the expansion of ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: E.
- Step 1: .
- Step 2: The term of the product comes from and .
- Step 3: That is .
Answer
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Why not the others: has the right size but the wrong sign; is the constant term of ; is its coefficient; is not .
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