Exercise 76 Page 351

To expand the binomial, we should recall the Binomial Theorem. It states that for every positive integer n, we can expand the expression (a+b)^n by using the numbers in the n^(th) row of Pascal's Triangle. (a+b)^n = P_0a^nb^0+P_1a^(n-1)b^1+... +P_(n-1)a^1b^(n-1)+P_na^0b^n In the above formula, P_0, P_1, ..., P_n are the numbers in the n^(th) row of Pascal's Triangle. l&l&l&l&l&l&l&l&l&l&l&l&l&l Row&&&&&&Pascal's&&&&&&& &&&&&&Triangle&&&&&&& c&c&c&c&c&c&c&c&c&c&c&c 0& & & & & &1 & & & & & 1& & & & &1 & &1 & & & & 2& & & &1 & &2 & &1 & & & 3& & & 1 & & 3 & & 3 & & 1 & & 4& &1 & &4 & &6 & &4 & &1 & 5&1 & &5 & &10 & &10 & &5 & &1 Note that each number found in the triangle that is the sum of the two numbers diagonally above it. Now consider the given binomial. ( x -2y )^3 We can substitute the first term for a and the second term for b using the Binomial Theorem equation and the coefficients from Pascal's Triangle.

Finally, let's simplify the expression.