The Binomial Theorem
(Section 8-5)
Essential Question: How do you use
Pascal’s triangle to expand a binomial?
Students will write a summary of the steps for Using
Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial.
Essential Question: How do you use Pascal’s triangle to expand a binomial?
Students will write a summary of the steps for Using Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial.
Essential Question: How do you use Pascal’s triangle to expand a binomial?
Students will write a summary of the steps for Using Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial.
Essential Question: How do you use Pascal’s triangle to expand a binomial?
Students will write a summary of the steps for Using Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial.
Use the binomial theorem to expand and simplify the expression. (You can use
Pascal)
Example 3
x  y 
5
Essential Question: How do you use Pascal’s triangle to expand a binomial?
Students will write a summary of the steps for Using Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial.
Use the binomial theorem to expand and simplify the expression. (You can use
Pascal)
Example 4
a  b
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Essential Question: How do you use Pascal’s triangle to expand a binomial?
Students will write a summary of the steps for Using Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial.
Use the binomial theorem to expand and simplify the expression. (You can use
Pascal)
Example 5
2 x  3
4
Essential Question: How do you use Pascal’s triangle to expand a binomial?
Students will write a summary of the steps for Using Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial.
Use the binomial theorem to expand and simplify the expression. (You can use
Pascal)
Example 6
x
2
 3
3
Essential Question: How do you use Pascal’s triangle to expand a binomial?
Students will write a summary of the steps for Using Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial.
Use the binomial theorem to expand and simplify the expression. (You can use
Pascal)
Essential Question: How do you use Pascal’s triangle to expand a binomial?
Students will write a summary of the steps for Using Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial.
Use the binomial Theorem to expand the complex number. Simplify your result.
(Remember that i=  1 )
Example 8
2  i 
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Essential Question: How do you use Pascal’s triangle to expand a binomial?
Students will write a summary of the steps for Using Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial.
HW #41 pg 624-625 (17, 25, 29, 33, 43, 85, 87, 89)
Essential Question: How do you use Pascal’s triangle to expand a binomial?
Students will write a summary of the steps for Using Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial.