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cooljackiec

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Registered: 2012-12-13

Posts: 186

binomial thereom

help:

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I see you have graph paper.
You must be plotting something

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: binomial thereom

Hi;

By the binomial theorem or Pascals triangle

Now just substitute for a and b

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cooljackiec

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Registered: 2012-12-13

Posts: 186

Re: binomial thereom

thanks

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I see you have graph paper.
You must be plotting something

cooljackiec

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Registered: 2012-12-13

Posts: 186

Re: binomial thereom

what is the coefiicencient of

in

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I see you have graph paper.
You must be plotting something

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: binomial thereom

Hi;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Bob

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Registered: 2010-06-20

Posts: 10,619

Re: binomial thereom

hi cooljackiec

The term with c^3 will be

The term in (a+2b)^3 with ab^2 will be

So the coefficient you want will be:

Bob

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noelevans

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Registered: 2012-07-20

Posts: 236

Re: binomial thereom

Hey cooljackiec!

You might google "multinomial coefficients" and check out some of the sites to see how to easily
obtain the coefficient of the ab^2c^3 term in (a+2b+3c)^6.  I'm guessing that that is where bobbym
got his answer.

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