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    IB Math AASL
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    Counting & Binomials
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    Binomial Theorem

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    Binomial Theorem

    Binomial Theorem

    Using ​nCr​​ to expand binomials like ​(1+2x)7.

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    Practice exam-style binomial theorem problems

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    The expansion of (a+b)ⁿ
    SL AA 1.9

    The binomial theorem allows us expand expressions of the form ​(a+b)n:

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    (a+b)n=an+nC1​an−1b1+nC2​an−2b2+⋯📖
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    or in summation form:

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    (a+b)n=r=0∑n​(nr​)an−rbr🚫
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