If the sum of the coefficient of 1st ,2nd,3rd term of the expansion of (x2+1/x) raised to the power m is 46 then find the coefficient of the terms that does not contain x?
1 Answer
Feb 5, 2018
First find m.
Explanation:
The first three coefficients will always be
The sum of these simplifies to
The only positive solution is
Now, in the expansion with m = 9, the term lacking x must be the term containing
This term has a coefficient of
The solution is 84.