Coefficient In A Septic Expansion

What is the coefficient of x 3 x^3 in the expansion of ( x + 2 ) 7 (x+2)^7 ?


The answer is 560.

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29 solutions

Jan J.
Jan 2, 2014

By binomial theorem it is 2 4 ( 7 3 ) = 560 2^4 \cdot \binom{7}{3} = \boxed{560} .

it short cut

Krishna Kamal - 7 years, 4 months ago

thx

Wahyu Adi Saputro - 7 years, 4 months ago

how ( 7 3 )= 35

santhosh n - 7 years, 3 months ago

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its 7c3

Karthik Mohan - 7 years, 3 months ago

How you are getting the value for 7 and 3 as 35?

richard H - 7 years, 3 months ago

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7 6 5/(3 2 1) = 35

Fiso Miso - 7 years, 2 months ago
Tristan Shin
Jan 3, 2014

By the Binomial Theorem, ( x + 2 ) 7 = i = 0 7 ( 7 i ) x i 2 7 i \left(x+2\right)^{7}=\sum_{i=0}^{7} \dbinom {7}{i} x^{i}2^{7-i} .

Therefore, to get what happens when the power of x is 3, the term would be ( 7 3 ) x 3 2 4 = 35 × x 3 × 16 = 560 x 3 \dbinom {7}{3} x^{3}2^{4}=35 \times x^{3} \times 16=560x^{3} .

Therefore, the coefficient of x 3 x^{3} in the expansion of ( x + 2 ) 7 \left(x+2\right)^{7} is 560 \boxed {560} .

nice answer..

zarree khan - 7 years, 3 months ago

how comes 35?

bhavana nerkar - 7 years, 4 months ago

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The binomial coefficient ( 7 3 ) \binom{7}{3} can be evaluated to get 35. You should know about combinations and binomial theorem to understand this !! For a binomial coefficient ( n r ) = n ! r ! × ( n r ) ! \binom{n}{r}=\frac{n!}{r!\times (n-r)!} . Also, you must know that n ! = n ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) . . . . 3.2.1 n!=n(n-1)(n-2)....3.2.1 So,

( 7 3 ) = 7 ! 3 ! × ( 7 3 ) ! = 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 ! 3 ! × 4 ! = 7 × 6 × 5 3 ! = 210 6 = 35 \binom{7}{3}=\frac{7!}{3!\times (7-3)!}=\frac{7\times 6\times 5\times 4!}{3!\times 4!}=\frac{7\times 6\times 5}{3!}=\frac{210}{6}=\boxed{35}

Prasun Biswas - 7 years, 3 months ago
Prasun Biswas
Jan 4, 2014

The given expression is ( x + 2 ) 7 (x+2)^{7} . Let T r + 1 T_{r+1} be the ( r + 1 ) (r+1) th term of the expansion. Since the expansion starts with the first term with x 7 x^{7} and with each successive term, the power of x x decreases, so the 5 5 th term is the required term with x 3 x^{3} . We shall use the identity T r + 1 = n C r × x n r a r T_{r+1}=nCr\times x^{n-r} a^{r} for the expansion of ( x + a ) n (x+a)^{n} . In this case, we have a = 2 a=2 and n = 7 n=7 .

So, T 5 = T 4 + 1 = 7 C 4 × x 7 4 2 4 = 7 ! 4 ! × ( 7 4 ) ! × x 3 × 16 = 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 ! 4 ! × 6 × x 3 × 16 = 35 × 16 x 3 = 560 x 3 T_{5}=T_{4+1}=7C4\times x^{7-4} 2^{4} = \frac{7!}{4!\times (7-4)!}\times x^{3} \times 16 = \frac{7\times 6\times 5\times 4!}{4! \times 6}\times x^{3} \times 16 = 35\times 16 x^{3} = \boxed{560x^{3}}

So, the coefficient of the term = 560 =\boxed{560}

NICELY SOLVED

YASH KASAT - 7 years, 3 months ago
Louis Cahyadi
Jan 4, 2014

use binomial coefficients we get ( x + 2 ) 7 = k = 0 7 ( 7 k ) x k 2 n k (x+2)^7=\sum_{k=0}^{7}\begin{pmatrix}7 \\ k \end{pmatrix}x^k 2^{n-k} so the coefficient of x^3 is ( 7 3 ) 2 4 = 560 \binom{7}{3}2^{4}=560

good relation

Omar Musa - 7 years, 4 months ago
Rifat Khan
Jan 3, 2014

(x+2)^7=x^7+7C1(x^6)(2)+7C2(x^5)(2)^2+7C3(x^4)(2)^3+7C4(x^3)(2)^4+7C5(x^2)(2)^5+7C6(x^1)(2)^6+2^7 From 7C4(x^3)(2)^4=x^3(35*16)=560x^3

ekda bhari

manish bhargao - 7 years, 2 months ago

we can use Binomial Newton to solve this. if y y is coefficient of x 3 x^{3} at ( x + 2 ) 7 (x+2)^{7}

y y = 7 C 4. x 3 . 2 4 7C4.x^{3}.2^{4}

y y = 35. x 3 . 16 35.x^{3}.16

y y = 560 x 3 560x^{3}

Rafael Muzzi
Jan 2, 2014

(7/3) a^3 b^4

35 x^3 2^4

560*x^3

Jonathan John
Apr 8, 2014

binomial expansion... x^3 has coefficient 7C3 X 2^4. Which is equal to 560

Bhavesh Bhagde
Mar 16, 2014

7c4*16=560

Iranna Hubballi
Mar 16, 2014

Tr+1=nCr (x)^(n-r) y^r (x+2)^7 in this problem x=1,y=2,n=7. so i can fill the value in above equation. Tr+1=7C4 (1)^(7-r) 2^r here we need r value so 7-r=3, r=7-3, finally r=4. T4+1=7C4 (1)^(7-4) 2^4 T5=7C4 (1) 16 here 7C4=35 ,,( nCr=n!/r!(n-r)!) T5=35 1 16 T5=560

Joselito Panis
Mar 12, 2014

Coefficient of x^3 = 7C4 * x^3*2^4, and 7 Combination 4 = 35 and 2 ^4 =16 Therefore, 35 x 16 = 560

7 C 4 = 7!/3!4! = 35

Eka Kurniawan
Mar 10, 2014

am i the only one who use pascal triangle to solve this?

Probably yes, and you're a genius.

Lloyd Hopkins - 7 years, 2 months ago
Amulya Bhr
Mar 6, 2014

560

applying Tr+1=nCr ((x)^n-r) y^r x=x,y=2,n=7,r=4 T4+1=7C4 ((x)^7-4) 2^4 T5=35 x^3 16 coefficient x^3=560

7C3*2^4= 560

7C4 x 2^4 = 35 X 16 = 560

Varun Suvarna
Feb 15, 2014

One of the way of solving this is using BINOMIAL EXPANSION. (x+y)^n= nC0 x^n y^0 + nC1 x^(n-1) y^1 + nC2 x^(n-2) y^2 + ... + nCn x^0 y^n. Evidently, the coefficient of x^3 should be (nC4 y^4). Here, n=7 & y=2. Thus, coeff. of x^3 = 7C4 2^4 = 560.

Sajjad Islam
Feb 4, 2014

7c4 x^(7-4) 2^4 .... SO the coefficient of x^3 is 7c4*2^4 :)

Pradyut Singh
Jan 31, 2014

using binomial theory,,(x+y)^n then put n=7 and y=2

7C3 x 2^(7-3) x X^3 = 560X^3

Abhilash Jash
Jan 9, 2014

Coefficient of x^3 in (x+2)^7 is 7C3 x 2^(7-4)=560

Raymond Ng
Jan 8, 2014

By the binomial theorem, the term with x^{3} should be

C(7,3) x^{3} \times 2^{7-4}.

Hence the coefficient of x^{3} is C(7,3)*2^{4}

C^{7}r= x^7-r * 2^r (formula) Now for the power of x to be 3, x^7-r should be =3. Therefore r=4 (7-r=3) now the coefficient would be c^7 4 * 2^4, i,e 7!/3! 4! (nCr= n!/r! *(n-r)!) Therefore coefficient is 35 16=560

Ahsanul Habib
Jan 7, 2014

To finding rth power coefficient we know=nCr-1 x^{n-r+1} a^{r-1}

so coefficient= 7C4 * x^{7-4} * 2^{4}

=560

ans =560

Timothy Alfares
Jan 6, 2014

7c4 . (x)^3 (2)^4 = 35 . 16 . x^3 = 560 x^3

Omar Elgazzar
Jan 5, 2014

Pascal's triangle :)

can u explain more about pascal's triangle

Femala Vellu - 7 years, 5 months ago

according to pascal i got 35

vikalp jain - 7 years, 5 months ago
Prakhar Bansal
Jan 5, 2014

C(7,3).x^{3}.2^{4}

Sunil Pradhan
Jan 2, 2014

the term in Binomial expression (x + y)^n is nCr x^(n – r ) y^r

in (x + 2)^7 to get x^3 term (n – r) = 3 here n = 7 and r = 4

so term is 7C4 x^3 y^4

= 7!/4!×3! x^3 (2)^4 = 35 × 16 = 560

in the expansion if (x+y)^n ------> Tr+1 = nCr * y^r * x^n-r. so in (x+2)^7 ------> Tr+1 = 7Cr * 2^r * x^7-r ------> we want x^3 , so 7-r = 3 ------>. r = 4. ------> T5 = 7C4 * 2*4 * x^3 ------> then the coefficient of x^3 = 7C4 * 2^4 = 560

by using binomial expansion formula we can find that ans.

prashant bhosale - 7 years, 4 months ago

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