Find the coefficient of x^5y^8 in (x+y)^{13}

Daniaal Sanchez

Daniaal Sanchez

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2021-11-01

Find the coefficient of
x5y8 in (x+y)13

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un4t5o4v

Skilled2021-11-02Added 105 answers

We have binomial theorem which is (x+y)n=j=0n(nj)xnjyj
We are interested in the term x5y8 in (x+y)13, n=13, j=8
This term's coefficient is then
(nj)=(138)
(nj)=(138)=13!8!(138)!=13!8!5!=1287 (answer)

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