Sum of Odd-Powered Terms

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Sum of Odd-Powered Terms

## Formula

For:

$$(a+b)^n$$

the sum of terms containing odd powers of $$b$$ is:

$$\frac{(a+b)^n-(a-b)^n}{2}$$

## Usage

- Used to obtain the complete sum of odd-indexed terms without expanding the binomial.

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