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Find the coefficient of y^4 in the expansion of (2y-5+3y^2)^6.

 Jul 20, 2023
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There are 3 ways to get a y4 term: (2y)4(3y2)2, and (2y)2×(3y2)

 

For the first way, we need 4 2y's  and 2 5's, so we have(2y)4×(5)2=400y4. But we also need to multiply by (62)=15 because there are 15 ways to order them. This makes for 400y4×15=6000y4

 

For the second way, we need 2  3y2's and 4 5's, so we have (3y2)2×(5)4=5625y4. But like last time, we need to multiply by 15 for the same reason. Thus we have 5625y4×15=84375y4

 

For the final way, we need 2 2y's, 1 3y2's, and 3 5's, so we have (2y)2×(3y2)×(5)3=1500y3. But this time, we need to multiply by 6!3!2!=60. Thus we have 1500y4×60=90000y4

 

So in total, the coefficient of y4 is 6,000y4+84,375y490,000y4=375y4

 Jul 20, 2023

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