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What is the general term of the expansion of (a + b)^n?
What is the general term of the expansion of (a + b)^n?
In the expansion (a + b)^n, if n is even, what is true about the middle term?
In the expansion (a + b)^n, if n is even, what is true about the middle term?
What is the name of the diagram used by ancient Indian mathematicians to represent coefficients in the expansions of (x + y)^n?
What is the name of the diagram used by ancient Indian mathematicians to represent coefficients in the expansions of (x + y)^n?
Who was the first to introduce the term 'binomial coefficients'?
Who was the first to introduce the term 'binomial coefficients'?
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When calculating the middle terms in the expansion (a + b)^n, how many middle terms are there if n is odd?
When calculating the middle terms in the expansion (a + b)^n, how many middle terms are there if n is odd?
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Who constructed the arithmetic triangle, popularly known as Pascal’s triangle?
Who constructed the arithmetic triangle, popularly known as Pascal’s triangle?
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In the expansion of (x + y)^n, where x ≠ 0, which term is considered the term independent of x or the constant term?
In the expansion of (x + y)^n, where x ≠ 0, which term is considered the term independent of x or the constant term?
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What is the formula to calculate the (r + 1)th term in the expansion of (x + y)^n?
What is the formula to calculate the (r + 1)th term in the expansion of (x + y)^n?
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In the expansion of (2 + a)^50, if the 17th and 18th terms are equal, what is the value of 'a'?
In the expansion of (2 + a)^50, if the 17th and 18th terms are equal, what is the value of 'a'?
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What is the middle term in the expansion of (1 + x)^2n?
What is the middle term in the expansion of (1 + x)^2n?
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Which term is considered as the middle term in the expansion of (2x - y)^7?
Which term is considered as the middle term in the expansion of (2x - y)^7?
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What does the expression C_n^x represent in binomial expansions?
What does the expression C_n^x represent in binomial expansions?
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In the expansion of (a + b)^n, what does the (r + 1)th term represent?
In the expansion of (a + b)^n, what does the (r + 1)th term represent?
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If n is even in the expansion of (a + b)^n, how many terms are there in total?
If n is even in the expansion of (a + b)^n, how many terms are there in total?
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For which value of n will the expression 9n + 1 - 8n - 9 be divisible by 64?
For which value of n will the expression 9n + 1 - 8n - 9 be divisible by 64?
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What is the middle term in the expansion of (x + 2y)^8?
What is the middle term in the expansion of (x + 2y)^8?
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Which term in the expansion of (x + y)^n has the form nCy * x^r * y^(n-r)?
Which term in the expansion of (x + y)^n has the form nCy * x^r * y^(n-r)?
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What is the general term in the expansion of (a + b)^n?
What is the general term in the expansion of (a + b)^n?
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