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Grade 10Algebra

Please find the r-1 term & r*1term for(a-b)​n​​ in expansion

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10 Years agoGrade 10
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10 Years ago
The general term for the binomial expansion (x +a)^n is given as:
       Tr+1   =    nCxn-r ar
 
Now put r → r-2 for r-1 term
and replace x to a  and a  to  -b
U will get,
nCr-2 (an-r+2) (-b)r
 
Now same for rth term  put r to r+1