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Binomial Expansions

🦉 Binomial Expansions
$$(a+b)^n = a^n + \dbinom{n}{1}a^{n-1} b + \dbinom{n}{2}a^{n-2} b^2 + \ldots$$
$$+ \dbinom{n}{r}a^{n-r} b^r + \ldots + b^{n}$$
🦉 General Term
$$T_{r+1}=\dbinom{n}{r}a^{n-r} b^r$$
🦉 $n$ Choose $r$
$$\dbinom{n}{r}=\dfrac{n!}{r!(n-r)!} = \dfrac{n(n-1)\ldots(n-r+1)}{r!}$$