Last updated at August 5, 2026 by Teachoo
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Ex 7.1, 2 Expand the expression (2/š„āš„/2)^5 We know that (a + b)n = nC0 an + nC1 an ā 1 b1 + nC2 an ā 2 b2 + ā¦.ā¦. + nCn ā 1 a1 bn ā 1 + nCn bn Hence (a + b)5 = = 5!/0!( 5 ā 0)! a5 + 5!/1!( 5 ā 1)! a4 b1 + 5!/2!( 5 ā 2)! a3 b2 + 5!/3!( 5 ā 3)! a2b3 + 5!/4!( 5 ā 4)! a b4 + 5!/5!( 5 ā5)! b5 = 5!/(0! Ć 5!) a5 + 5!/(1! Ć 4!) a4 b + 5!/(2! 3!) a3 b2 + 5!/(3! 2!) a2b3 + 5!/(4! 1!) a b4 + 5!/(5! 0!) b5 = 5!/5! a5 + (5 Ć 4!)/4! a4 b + (5 Ć 4 Ć 3!)/(2! 3!) a3 b2 + (5 Ć 4 Ć 3!)/(2 Ć 1 Ć3!) a3b2 + (5 Ć 4 Ć 3!)/(3! Ć1 Ć3!) a2b3 + (5 Ć 4!)/4! ab4 + 5!/(5! ) b5 = a5 + 5a4b + 10a3b2 + 10a2b3 + 5ab4 + b5 We need to find (2/š„āš„/2)^5i.e. (š/š+((āš)/š))^š Putting a = 2/š„ & b = (āš„)/2 (2/š„+((āš„)/2))^5 = (2/š„)^5 + 5(2/š„)^4 ((āš„)/2)+ 10 (2/š„)^3 ((āš„)/2)^2 + 10 (2/š„)^2 ((āš„)/2)^3 + 5(2/š„) ((āš„)/2)^4 +((āš„)/2)^5 = 32/š„5 ā 5 (2/š„)^4 (š„/2) + 10(2/š„)^3 (š„/2)^2ā 10 (2/š„)^2 (š„/2)^3 + 5 (2/š„) (š„/2)^4 + ((āš„)/2)^5 = 32/x5 ā 5 (2/š„)^3 + 10(2/š„) ā 10 (š„/2) + 5 (š„/2)^3ā š„5/32 = šš/šš ā šš/šš + šš/š ā 5š + ššš/š ā šš/šš