Find the first four term in the expense of (1+x)-½

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2 years ago

The general expansion of (1+x)^n

= 1 + nx + n(n−1)/2! x^2 + n(n-1)(n-2)/3! x^3 + ...

so (1+x)^(-1/2)
= 1 + (-1/2)x + (-1/2)(-1/2-1)/2! x^2 - (-1/2)(-1/2 - 1)(-1/2 - 2)/3! x^3 + ....
= 1 - (1/2)x + (3/8)x^2 - (5/16)x^3 + ...