Problem

1. Collapse the following polynomial using the Binomial Theorem. ( 2 marks)
\[
16 x^{4}+96 x^{3}+21 x^{2}+216 x+81
\]

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\(\boxed{\text{The polynomial cannot be collapsed using the Binomial Theorem.}}\)

Steps

Step 1 :First, let's try to identify if this polynomial can be represented as a binomial expansion. We can start by looking for a common factor in all the terms.

Step 2 :coefficients = [16, 96, 21, 216, 81]

Step 3 :common_factor = 1

Step 4 :Since the common factor is 1, there is no common factor that can be factored out from all the terms. Therefore, this polynomial cannot be represented as a binomial expansion using the Binomial Theorem.

Step 5 :\(\boxed{\text{The polynomial cannot be collapsed using the Binomial Theorem.}}\)

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