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Binomial Theorem

Uttarakhand Board · Class 11 · Mathematics

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Introduction and Basic Concepts

  • Binomial expressions are algebraic expressions with two terms, like (a + b) or (x - y)
  • For small powers, we can expand manually: (a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2, (a + b)^3 = a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3
  • For higher powers like (98)^5 or (101)^6, manual expansion becomes extremely difficult
2

Pascal's Triangle and Pattern Recognition

  • Pascal's triangle starts with 1 at the top and each row represents coefficients for (a + b)^n
  • Row 0: 1 (for n = 0), Row 1: 1, 1 (for n = 1), Row 2: 1, 2, 1 (for n = 2)
  • Each number in Pascal's triangle equals the sum of the two numbers above it
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Special Cases and Applications

  • When a = 1 and b = x: (1 + x)^n = nC0 + nC1·x + nC2·x^2 + ... + nCn·x^n
  • When a = 1 and b = -x: (1 - x)^n = nC0 - nC1·x + nC2·x^2 - nC3·x^3 + ... + (-1)^n·nCn·x^n
  • When x = 1 in (1 + x)^n: 2^n = nC0 + nC1 + nC2 + ... + nCn
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Proof and Mathematical Induction

  • The binomial theorem is proved using the principle of mathematical induction
  • Base case: For n = 1, (a + b)^1 = a + b = 1C0·a + 1C1·b, which is true
  • Inductive step: Assume the theorem is true for n = k, then prove it's true for n = k + 1

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Pascal's Triangle is an arrayBinomial coefficients are the numerical coefficientsThe Binomial Theorem states that (aThe general term (r+1)th term

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