For positive integers n and k (k sn+ 1), the kth term of (a + b)n is given by

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For positive integers n and k (k sn+ 1), the kth term of (a + b)n is given by
Transcribed Image Text:For positive integers n and k (k sn+ 1), the kth term of (a + b)n is given by
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The binomial expansion of (a+b)^n is

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The first term corresponds to i=0 and so, k th term corresponds to i=k-1

Therefore, k th term of expansion of (a+b)^n is

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