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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the 6th term of (a + b)8. 56a5b3 56a3b5 56a2b6 56ab7

OpenStudy (16shuston):

okay so the 6th term u know is going to be 56 so then you know that a is 5 less than 8 and b is 5 less than 8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so b?

OpenStudy (16shuston):

yes, and sorry im horrible at explaining

OpenStudy (anonymous):

haha its okay thanks

OpenStudy (16shuston):

yep

OpenStudy (anonymous):

u know how to do this one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the 4th terms in (a + 4)^8. -3594a5 3594a5 -3584a5 3584a5

OpenStudy (16shuston):

same thing except it will be 4^5... multiply that then by 56

OpenStudy (anonymous):

huh

OpenStudy (16shuston):

sorry it is actually 4^3*56

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh so d

OpenStudy (16shuston):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

could u help with one more please

OpenStudy (16shuston):

sure.. this iz precalc right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the 5th term in the expansion of (x – 3y)8. 5670x4y4 5670x3y5 5670x5y3 5670x2y6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no algebra 2

OpenStudy (16shuston):

okay so u know that x has to be 4 and that y has to be 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so a but why do we know it has to be 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cause 8/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

orr

OpenStudy (16shuston):

because if you wright it out a decreases every time. so here is what it would look like a^8, a^7, a^6, a^5, a^4, a^3, a^2, a^1, a^0... it is 8 terms so find the fifth one

OpenStudy (16shuston):

make sense??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry no lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont see how the 4 comes in

OpenStudy (16shuston):

I wish i could show you it would make more sense, but my draw thing doesn't work.. haha but just like the first problem you had, you had to find the 6th term this is the same principle..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohhhhhhhhhhhh i see now i think

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (16shuston):

no problem.. if u need anymore help just tag me and ill come help :)

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