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 April 16th, 2012, 08:05 AM #1 Senior Member   Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Binomial theorem Hello! I have questions on the binomial theorem. I thought they looked alright and attempted them, only to find that I could not solve them, or my answers are wrong... 1.) Find the value of n if the coefficient of x^3 in the expansion of (2+3x)^n is twice the coefficient of x^2. 2.) In the binomial expansion of (1+(1/3))^n in ascending powers of 1/3, the fourth and fifth terms are equal. Find the value of n.
 April 16th, 2012, 08:34 AM #2 Senior Member     Joined: Jul 2010 From: St. Augustine, FL., U.S.A.'s oldest city Posts: 12,211 Thanks: 521 Math Focus: Calculus/ODEs Re: Binomial theorem 1.) We may state: ${n \choose 3}2^{n-3}3^3=2{n \choose n}2^{n-2}3^2$ $3{n \choose 3}=4{n \choose 2}$ $\frac{1}{2}n(n-1)(n-2)=2n(n-1)$ $\frac{1}{2}(n-2)=2$ $n-2=4$ $n=6$ 2.) We may state: ${n \choose 3}$$\frac{1}{3}$$^3={n \choose 4}$$\frac{1}{3}$$^4$ ${n \choose 3}=\frac{1}{3}{n \choose 4}$ $\frac{n(n-1)(n-2)}{6}=\frac{n(n-1)(n-2)(n-3)}{72}$ $12=n-3$ $n=15$

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