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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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