How do you expand (3x+2)3 using Pascal’s Triangle?

1 Answer
Feb 8, 2016

27x3+54x2+36x+8

Explanation:

From Pascal's Triangle

using row with coefficients : 1 3 3 1

with decreasing powers of 3x from(3x)3 to (3x)0

and increasing powers of 2 from (2)0 to (2)3

(3x+2)3=1.(3x)3.(2)0+3.(3x)2.(2)1+3.(3x)1.(2)2+1.(3x)0.(2)3

=1.(27x3).1+3.(9x2).2+3.(3x).4+1.1.8

=27x3+54x2+36x+8