What is the coefficient of in the expansion of ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D.

  1. Step 1: The term in is .
  2. Step 2: The coefficient is (the sign is positive because ).
Answer
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Why not the others: has the wrong sign; is alone; is ; is .

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