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sunmoonlight

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How to do this question:
Find the ratio of the (r+1)th term to the rth term in the expansion of (a+b)^n.
 

rainbowspoon1

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expand as Nc0a^nb^0 + Nc1a^n-1B^1 + ... + NcNa^0b^n and then pick a term to = r, and the followign one to = r+1 and divide r+1 by r? im not sure but thats what i would do?
 

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The only thing I see wrong is that the question sought the reciprocal of the ratio written here, i.e.:

 

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