Q. Use Pascal's Triangle to expand (4y2+1)3. Express your answer in simplest form.Answer:
Identify Row: Identify the row of Pascal's Triangle that corresponds to the exponent of the binomial expansion.Since we are expanding (4y2+1)3, we need the 4th row of Pascal's Triangle, which corresponds to the coefficients for a cubic expansion.The 4th row of Pascal's Triangle is 1,3,3,1.
Write Expansion Terms: Write out each term of the expansion using the binomial theorem and the coefficients from Pascal's Triangle.The binomial theorem states that (a+b)n=Σ(kn)⋅an−k⋅bk, where Σ denotes the sum over k from 0 to n.Using the coefficients from Pascal's Triangle, the expansion will be:1⋅(4y2)3⋅(1)0+3⋅(4y2)2⋅(1)1+3⋅(4y2)1⋅(1)2+1⋅(4y2)0⋅(1)3
Calculate Each Term: Calculate each term of the expansion.1×(4y2)3×(1)0=1×(64y6)×(1)=64y63×(4y2)2×(1)1=3×(16y4)×(1)=48y43×(4y2)1×(1)2=3×(4y2)×(1)=12y21×(4y2)0×(1)3=1×(1)×(1)=1
Combine Terms for Final Form: Combine all the terms to write the final expanded form.The expanded form of (4y2+1)3 is:64y6+48y4+12y2+1
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