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Binomials Finding the coe-efficient (1 Viewer)

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Using Tk+1 = nCk . a^n-k . b^k

how do you find the x^-3/2 term of (x^(1/2)/2 - 4/x^(1/4))^9



<a href="http://www.codecogs.com/eqnedit.php?latex=\dpi{120} $This is what i did$\\ T_{k@plus;1} = C _{k}^{9}\textrm{}(\tfrac{x\frac{1}{2}}{2})^{9-k}(\frac{4}{x^\frac{1}{4}})^{9}\\ T_{k@plus;1} = C _{k}^{9}(\frac{1}{2})^{9-k}.(-4)^k.(x)^{\frac{9}{2}-k}.(x)^{\frac{1}{4}}\\ T_{k@plus;1} = C _{k}^{9}(\frac{1}{2})^{9-k}.(-4)^k.(x)^{\frac{9}{2}-\frac{9}{k}-\frac{k}{4}}" target="_blank"><img src="http://latex.codecogs.com/gif.latex?\dpi{120} $This is what i did$\\ T_{k+1} = C _{k}^{9}\textrm{}(\tfrac{x\frac{1}{2}}{2})^{9-k}(\frac{4}{x^\frac{1}{4}})^{9}\\ T_{k+1} = C _{k}^{9}(\frac{1}{2})^{9-k}.(-4)^k.(x)^{\frac{9}{2}-k}.(x)^{\frac{1}{4}}\\ T_{k+1} = C _{k}^{9}(\frac{1}{2})^{9-k}.(-4)^k.(x)^{\frac{9}{2}-\frac{9}{k}-\frac{k}{4}}" title="\dpi{120} $This is what i did$\\ T_{k+1} = C _{k}^{9}\textrm{}(\tfrac{x\frac{1}{2}}{2})^{9-k}(\frac{4}{x^\frac{1}{4}})^{9}\\ T_{k+1} = C _{k}^{9}(\frac{1}{2})^{9-k}.(-4)^k.(x)^{\frac{9}{2}-k}.(x)^{\frac{1}{4}}\\ T_{k+1} = C _{k}^{9}(\frac{1}{2})^{9-k}.(-4)^k.(x)^{\frac{9}{2}-\frac{9}{k}-\frac{k}{4}}" /></a>
 
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