What is the coeffiicient of x^2 in (3 + 5x)^7?
Expand (3 + 5x)^7
78125 x^7 + 328125 x^6 + 590625 x^5 + 590625 x^4 + 354375 x^3 + 127575 x^2 + 25515 x + 2187 (8 terms)
(3+5x)7=7∑k=0(7k)⋅37−k⋅(5x)k=7∑k=0(7k)⋅37⋅(53)k⋅xkWhen k=2,Term=(72)⋅37⋅(53)2⋅x2=21⋅243⋅25x2Coefficient of x2=21⋅243⋅25=127575
Max: How do you get :(5/3)^2 =25? . It should be just 5^2 =25.
I skipped a step. I will show it here.
⋯=(72)⋅37⋅(53)2⋅x2=(72)⋅35⋅52⋅x2=21⋅243⋅25⋅x2