How many terms are there when the above expression is expanded and like terms are combined?
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Relevant wiki: Properties of Binomial Coefficients
Write ( 1 + x ) 1 0 1 = ( 1 + x ) ( 1 + x ) 1 0 0 so that: ( 1 + x ) [ ( 1 + x ) ( 1 + x 2 − x ) ] 1 0 0 = ( 1 + x ) [ 1 + x 3 ] 1 0 0 = [ 1 + x 3 ] 1 0 0 + x [ 1 + x 3 ] 1 0 0
(The first bracket will give 1 0 1 independent terms of the form x 3 n which cannot be grouped with any of the term of second bracket since they will be of the form x 3 n + 1 ( n ∈ Z + ∪ { 0 } ) .)
Thus we would get a total of 1 0 1 + 1 0 1 = 2 0 2 terms.