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Exercise: Middle Term · Q20

Q.Find the middle terms in the expansion of (2x−3y)7(2x-3y)^7.

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For (2x−3y)7(2x-3y)^7, n=7n=7 is odd, so the two middle terms are at positions 44 and 55, i.e. r=3r=3 and r=4r=4. General term: Tr+1=7Cr(2x)7−r(−3y)rT_{r+1}={}^{7}C_r(2x)^{7-r}(-3y)^r. For r=3r=3: T4=7C3(2x)4(−3y)3=35×16x4×(−27y3)=−15120x4y3T_4={}^{7}C_3(2x)^4(-3y)^3=35\times16x^4\times(-27y^3)=-15120x^4y^3. For r=4r=4: T5=7C4(2x)3(−3y)4=35×8x3×81y4=22680x3y4T_5={}^{7}C_4(2x)^3(-3y)^4=35\times8x^3\times81y^4=22680x^3y^4. [!ANSWER] T4=−15120x4y3T_4=-15120x^4y^3 and T5=22680x3y4T_5=22680x^3y^4.

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