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Omitting the constant λ from the stated form of f(x) in B has the same effect. Conversely, if A were to state that f(x) = 3(x − 2)(x − 3) then B would be a necessary condition for A but not a sufficient one. 7), namely g(x) = 4x3 + 3x2 − 6x − 1, as follows. (a) Make a table of values of g(x) for integer values of x between −2 and 2. Use it and the information derived in the text to draw a graph and so determine the roots of g(x) = 0 as accurately as possible. (b) Find one accurate root of g(x) = 0 by inspection and hence determine precise values for the other two roots.
N − k + 1)! (n + 1 − k)! (n + 1)! = = n+1 Ck . (n + 1 − k)! 51) An equivalent statement, in which k has been redefined as k + 1, is n Ck + n Ck+1 = n+1 Ck+1 . 49). In doing so, we introduce the reader to a procedure applicable to certain types of problems and known as the method of induction. 1. 49) is true for some positive integer n = N. 6 PROPERTIES OF BINOMIAL COEFFICIENTS now proceed to show that this implies that it must also be true for n = N + 1, as follows: N N (x + y)N+1 = (x + y) Ck xN−k y k k=0 N N N = Ck xN+1−k y k + k=0 k=0 N N+1 N = Ck xN+1−k y k + N Ck xN−k y k+1 N Cj−1 x(N+1)−j y j , j=1 k=0 where in the first line we have used the assumption and in the third line have moved the second summation index, by unity by writing k + 1 = j.
Thus we obtain successively (x + y)1 = x + y, (x + y)2 = (x + y)(x + y) = x2 + 2xy + y 2 , (x + y)3 = (x + y)(x2 + 2xy + y 2 ) = x3 + 3x2 y + 3xy 2 + y 3 , (x + y)4 = (x + y)(x3 + 3x2 y + 3xy 2 + y 3 ) = x4 + 4x3 y + 6x2 y 2 + 4xy 3 + y 4 . This does not establish a general formula, but the regularity of the terms in the expansions and the suggestion of a pattern in the coefficients indicate that a general formula for power n will have n + 1 terms, that the powers of x and y in every term will add up to n and that the coefficients of the first and last terms will be unity whilst those of the second and penultimate terms will be n.