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Binomial Theorem
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Expansion of
The expansion is given by
Binomial theorem for negative integer exponents
The expansion of is given by
The importance of binomial coefficients in calculating probabilities
Binomial coefficients are used in the binomial probability distribution, which models the number of successes in a fixed number of independent Bernoulli trials.
The binomial series in the general case
The binomial series for , where is any real number, is given by
Definition of a binomial coefficient
The binomial coefficient is defined as
Relationship between the binomial theorem and Pascal's triangle
Each row in Pascal's triangle represents the coefficients of the expanded form of for
Special case: where and is an integer
The expansion is
Combinatorial interpretation of binomial coefficients
can be interpreted as the number of ways to choose a subset of elements from a set of distinct elements
Generalization of binomial coefficients using gamma function
For real or complex number and a non-negative integer , the generalized binomial coefficient is
Coefficient of in the expansion of
The coefficient of is
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