Find the 3rd term in the expansion of (a + b)^7 in simplest form.

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  21·a^5·b^2

Step-by-step explanation:

The k-th term is ...

  C(7, k)·a^(7-k)·b^k . . . . . where k counts from 0 to n

Then k=2 for the third term. The coefficient of it is ...

  C(7, 2) = 7!/(2!(7-2)!) = 7·6/(2·1) = 21

The third term is ...

  21·a^5·b^2

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the x axis shows   the months and,

the y-axis shows the number of satisfied customer.

each line or each cell in upward direction (y-axis) shows 500.

the appropriate scale for the y - axis is: -

a = 2000 customers

b = 4000 customers

c = 6000 customers

d = 8000 customers

e = 10000 customers

f = 12000 customers

g = 14000 customers