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The number of terms in a binomial expansion

is one less than the power
is equal to the power
is one more than the power

User Ary Jazz
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It should be one more than the power

Ex(x+y)^3=x^3+3x^2y+3xy^2+y^3
As you can see power of 3 but 4 terms
User Molo
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Answer:

(C) is one more than the power

Explanation:

Let us consider a binomial expansion:


(x+y)^2=x^2+2xy+y^2

The power of the above expansion is
2 and the number of the terms in the above binomial expansion are
3, thus the total number of terms in the binomial expansion is one more than the power.

Hence, Option C is correct.

User Nayanesh Gupte
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