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faint

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Hi im having trouble getting the answer out for this question:

What is the greatest coefficient in:
a) (x+2)^8

Thanks in advance



My answer = 1792
Answer = 17
 
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By inspection, the coefficient of the x^0 term is 2^8 = 256, so clearly 17 is incorrect. Perhaps they cut off the last two numbers...
 

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LOL answer is retarded

faint, i reckon ur answer is right
 

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I believe the answer is wrong. I used both the ratio of general terms method and actually expanding the terms out, and I also got 1792
 

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