How do you expand (2xy)5 using Pascal’s Triangle?

1 Answer
Jan 12, 2016

32x580x4y+80x3y240x2y3+10xy4y5

Explanation:

For n=5, the binomial expansion of (a+b)5 given in the 6th row of Pascal triangle is a5+5a4b+10a3b2+10a2b3+5ab4+b5. Now to expand the given binomial, plug in a=2x, b=-y to get the desired value. It would be 32x580x4y+80x3y240x2y3+10xy4y5