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Expand (2a +36) (2a-3b​

User Karol F
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Use the binomial expansion theorem to find each term. The binomial theorem states
(
a
+
b
)
n
=
n

k
=
0

n
C
k

(
a
n

k
b
k
)
(
a
+
b
)
n
=

k
=
0
n

n
C
k

(
a
n
-
k
b
k
)
.
3

k
=
0

3
!
(
3

k
)
!
k
!

(
2
a
)
3

k

(

3
b
)
k

k
=
0
3

3
!
(
3
-
k
)
!
k
!

(
2
a
)
3
-
k

(
-
3
b
)
k
Expand the summation.
3
!
(
3

0
)
!
0
!

(
2
a
)
3

0

(

3
b
)
0
+
3
!
(
3

1
)
!
1
!

(
2
a
)
3

1

(

3
b
)
+
3
!
(
3

2
)
!
2
!

(
2
a
)
3

2

(

3
b
)
2
+
3
!
(
3

3
)
!
3
!

(
2
a
)
3

3

(

3
b
)
3
3
!
(
3
-
0
)
!
0
!

(
2
a
)
3
-
0

(
-
3
b
)
0
+
3
!
(
3
-
1
)
!
1
!

(
2
a
)
3
-
1

(
-
3
b
)
+
3
!
(
3
-
2
)
!
2
!

(
2
a
)
3
-
2

(
-
3
b
)
2
+
3
!
(
3
-
3
)
!
3
!

(
2
a
)
3
-
3

(
-
3
b
)
3
Simplify the exponents for each term of the expansion.
1

(
2
a
)
3

(

3
b
)
0
+
3

(
2
a
)
2

(

3
b
)
+
3

(
2
a
)

(

3
b
)
2
+
1

(
2
a
)
0

(

3
b
)
3
1

(
2
a
)
3

(
-
3
b
)
0
+
3

(
2
a
)
2

(
-
3
b
)
+
3

(
2
a
)

(
-
3
b
)
2
+
1

(
2
a
)
0

(
-
3
b
)
3
Simplify each term.
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8
a
3

36
a
2
b
+
54
a
b
2

27
b
3
8
a
3
-
36
a
2
b
+
54
a
b
2
-
27
b
3
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