#1458 · Algebra · Sequences & series

General Term of Negative Power

Find the $(r + 1)^{e x t t h}$ term in the expansion of $(2 - x)^{- 2}$ .

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XIV. Binomial Theorem: Any Index, Examples XIV.b, No. 8

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