Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - Chapter 11 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 1082: 46

Answer

$${m^{12}} - 4{m^7} + 6{m^2} - 4{m^{ - 3}} + {m^{ - 8}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\left( {{m^3} - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^4} = {\left( {{m^3} + \left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)} \right)^4} \cr & {\rm{Apply\, the\, binomial\, theorem}} \cr & {\left( {{m^3} - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^4} = {\left( {{m^3}} \right)^4} + \left( \matrix{ 4 \hfill \cr 1 \hfill \cr} \right){\left( {{m^3}} \right)^3}\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right) + \left( \matrix{ 4 \hfill \cr 2 \hfill \cr} \right){\left( {{m^3}} \right)^2}{\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^2} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, + \left( \matrix{ 4 \hfill \cr 3 \hfill \cr} \right)\left( {{m^3}} \right){\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^3}\,\, + {\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^4} \cr & {\rm{Evaluate\, each\, binomial\,coefficient\, use }}\left( \matrix{ c \hfill \cr r \hfill \cr} \right) = {{n!} \over {\left( {n - r} \right)!r!}} \cr & {\left( {{m^3} - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^4} = {\left( {{m^3}} \right)^4} + {{4!} \over {3!1!}}{\left( {{m^3}} \right)^3}\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right) + {{4!} \over {2!2!}}{\left( {{m^3}} \right)^2}{\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^2} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, + {{4!} \over {1!3!}}\left( {{m^3}} \right){\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^3}\, + {\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^4} \cr & {\rm{Simplify}} \cr & {\left( {{m^3} - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^4} = {\left( {{m^3}} \right)^4} + 4{\left( {{m^3}} \right)^3}\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right) + 6{\left( {{m^3}} \right)^2}{\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^2} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, + 4\left( {{m^3}} \right){\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^3}\,\, + {\left( { - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^4} \cr & {\left( {{m^3} - {m^{ - 2}}} \right)^4} = {m^{12}} - 4{m^7} + 6{m^2} - 4{m^{ - 3}} + {m^{ - 8}} \cr} $$
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