Binomial theorem

There are 12 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Binomial theorem
Telescoping series
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Telescoping series

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16 to 18
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Find $S_r = 1^r + 2^r + 3^r + ... + n^r$ where r is any fixed positive integer in terms of $S_1, S_2, ... S_{r-1}$.
Binomial
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Binomial

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16 to 18
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By considering powers of (1+x), show that the sum of the squares of the binomial coefficients from 0 to n is 2nCn
Summit
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Summit

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16 to 18
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Prove that the sum from t=0 to m of (-1)^t/t!(m-t)! is zero.
Discrete Trends
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Discrete trends

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16 to 18
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Find the maximum value of n to the power 1/n and prove that it is a maximum.
Tens
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Tens

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16 to 18
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When is $7^n + 3^n$ a multiple of 10? Can you prove the result by two different methods?
Growing
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Growing

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16 to 18
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Which is larger: (a) 1.000001^{1000000} or 2? (b) 100^{300} or 300! (i.e.factorial 300)
Remainder Hunt
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Remainder hunt

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16 to 18
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What are the possible remainders when the 100-th power of an integer is divided by 125?
Elevens
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Elevens

Age
16 to 18
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Add powers of 3 and powers of 7 and get multiples of 11.
Bina-ring
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Bina-ring

Age
16 to 18
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Investigate powers of numbers of the form (1 + sqrt 2).
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Binomial coefficients

An introduction to the binomial coefficient, and exploration of some of the formulae it satisfies.