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A Proof of the Binomial Theorem when the Exponent is a Positive Integer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

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Thus (1 + x)n − 1 is divisible by x.

Hence (1 + x)n = 1 + terms in x and its powers.

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