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* {{BookReference|Handbook of mathematical functions with formulas, graphs, and mathematical tables|1964|Milton Abramowitz|next=Binomial coefficient}}: 3.1.1
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* {{BookReference|Handbook of mathematical functions with formulas, graphs, and mathematical tables|1964|Milton Abramowitz|author2=Irene A. Stegun|next=Binomial coefficient}}: 3.1.1

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Theorem

The following formula holds: $$(a+b)^n = \displaystyle\sum_{k=0}^n {n \choose k} a^k b^{n-k},$$ where ${n \choose k}$ denotes the binomial coefficient

Proof

References