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Find the value of n if the coefficients of the sixth and sixteenth terms in the expansion of (a+b)ⁿ are equal.

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20

a3+b3−c3+3a2b+3ab2−3a2c−3b2c+3ac2+3bc2−6abca^3 + b^3 - c^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 - 3a^2c - 3b^2c + 3ac^2 + 3bc^2 - 6abc

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: Find the value of nn if the coefficients of the sixth and sixteenth terms in the expansion of (a+b)n(a+b)^n are equal.

  1. Identify the coefficients.

    The coefficient of the (r+1)(r+1)-th term in (a+b)n(a+b)^n is (nr)\binom{n}{r}.
    For the sixth term, r=5r=5, so the coefficient is (n5)\binom{n}{5}.
    For the sixteenth term, r=15r=15, so the coefficient is (n15)\binom{n}{15}.

  2. Set the coefficients equal and solve for nn.

    Given (n5)=(n15)\binom{n}{5} = \binom{n}{15}.
    Using the property (nr)=(nk)  ⟹  r=k\binom{n}{r} = \binom{n}{k} \implies r=k or r+k=nr+k=n.
    Since 5≠155 \neq 15, we must have n=5+15n = 5+15.

    n=20n = 20

    The value of nn is 20\boxed{20}.

    : Expand the following: (a+b−c)3(a+b-c)^3.

  3. Group terms and apply the binomial expansion.

    Let X=(a+b)X = (a+b). Then the expression is (X−c)3(X-c)^3.

    (X−c)3=X3−3X2c+3Xc2−c3(X-c)^3 = X^3 - 3X^2c + 3Xc^2 - c^3
  4. Substitute X=(a+b)X=(a+b) back into the expansion.

    (a+b)3−3(a+b)2c+3(a+b)c2−c3(a+b)^3 - 3(a+b)^2c + 3(a+b)c^2 - c^3
  5. Expand (a+b)3(a+b)^3 and (a+b)2(a+b)^2.

    (a+b)3=a3+3a2b+3ab2+b3(a+b)^3 = a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3 (a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2(a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2
  6. Substitute these expansions and simplify.

    (a3+3a2b+3ab2+b3)−3(a2+2ab+b2)c+3(a+b)c2−c3(a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3) - 3(a^2 + 2ab + b^2)c + 3(a+b)c^2 - c^3 a3+3a2b+3ab2+b3−3a2c−6abc−3b2c+3ac2+3bc2−c3a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3 - 3a^2c - 6abc - 3b^2c + 3ac^2 + 3bc^2 - c^3

    The expansion is a3+b3−c3+3a2b+3ab2−3a2c−3b2c+3ac2+3bc2−6abc\boxed{a^3 + b^3 - c^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 - 3a^2c - 3b^2c + 3ac^2 + 3bc^2 - 6abc}.

    **: Write down in its simplest form the complete

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