Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - Chapter 11 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 1082: 47

Answer

$${\text{sixth term}} = - 3584{x^3}{y^5}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{sixth term of }}{\left( {4x - y} \right)^8} \cr & {\text{In the sixth term, }} - y{\text{ has an exponent of }}6 - 1,{\text{ or 5, while }}4x \cr & {\text{has an exponent of 8}} - 5,{\text{ or 3}}{\text{.}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Using the }}k{\text{th Term of The Binomial Expansion}} \cr & {\text{sixth term}} = C\left( {8,5} \right){\left( {4x} \right)^3}{\left( { - y} \right)^5} \cr & {\text{sixth term}} = \frac{{8!}}{{3!5!}}\left( {64{x^3}} \right)\left( { - {y^5}} \right) \cr & {\text{sixth term}} = 56\left( {64{x^3}} \right)\left( { - {y^5}} \right) \cr & {\text{sixth term}} = - 3584{x^3}{y^5} \cr} $$
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