The third term of the binomial expansion of (2x + 5)⁵ is 2000x³.
The first term of the expansion is when r = 0 ; thus the second is when r = 1 and the third when r = 2.
The terms of the expansion are:
32x⁵ + 400x⁴ + 2000x³ + 5000x² + 6250x + 3125
↓
third term as stated
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