Question
Using binomial theorem, evaluate: $(99)^5$

Answer

$(99)^5 = (100 - 1)^5$
Using binomial theorem, we have
$(100 - 1){ = ^5}{C_0}{(100)^5}{ + ^5}{C_1}{(100)^4}( - 1)$${ + ^5}{C_2}{(100)^3}{( - 1)^2}{ + ^5}{C_3}{(100)^2}{( - 1)^3}$
${ + ^5}{C_4}(100){(1)^4}{ + ^5}{C_5}{( - 1)^5}$
$= (100)^5 + 5(100)^4(-1) + 10(100)^3 + 10(100)^2(-1)^3 + 5(100) + (-1)^5$
$= 10000000000 - 500000000 + 10000000 - 100000 + 500 - 1$
$= 10010000500 - 500100001$
$= 9509900499$

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