Binomial theorem

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In elementary algebra, the binomial theorem is the identity that states that for any non-negative integer n,

where

There is also Newton's binomial theorem, proved by Isaac Newton, that goes beyond elementary algebra into mathematical analysis, which expands the same sum (x + y)n as an infinite series when n is not an integer or is not positive.