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#1548 · Combinatorics · Binomial coefficients

Coefficient of x^3 in square root polynomial

Find the coefficient of in the expansion of (1 - 2x + 3x^2 - 4x^3)^{ rac{1}{2}}.

~8 minAnswer checked instantlyGeneralized binomial theorem

H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XV. Multinomial Theorem, Examples XV, No. 11

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).