Binomial Theorem

Binomial Series
Introduction

When we expand a power of a binomial expression we get a polynomial which can be

considered as a series. It is not an arithmetic or geometric one but there is definitely a
pattern.
eg.

The same pattern occurs in each row.

1. The expansion or series contains (n+1) terms

2. The powers of x (the 1st term ) decrease by 1 in each successive term

3. The powers of y (the second term) increase by 1 in each successive term

4. The sum of the indices add up to n in each term

7. If we detach the coefficients and display them in a triangular array we see more
patterns.
This triangle is known as Pascal's triangle and is very useful for finding the coefficient in
the binomial expansion.