Algebra Examples

Expand Using Pascal's Triangle (3a+4b)^8
Step 1
Pascal's Triangle can be displayed as such:
The triangle can be used to calculate the coefficients of the expansion of by taking the exponent and adding . The coefficients will correspond with line of the triangle. For , so the coefficients of the expansion will correspond with line .
Step 2
The expansion follows the rule . The values of the coefficients, from the triangle, are .
Step 3
Substitute the actual values of and into the expression.
Step 4
Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Anything raised to is .
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Multiply by .
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Anything raised to is .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Anything raised to is .
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Multiply by .
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Anything raised to is .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .