Algrebra 2 Help

[turbid basin]

Find the 5th term in the expansion of (a+b)^8 in simplest form

[slate ingot]

The order isn't specified though

If we assume they meant the decreasing order for the powers of a

Then it should be 8 choose 5

[boreal jolt]

use the binomial theorem

$(x+y)^{k}=\displaystyle\sum_{k=0}^{n}(_{n}^{k}) x^{k}y^{n-k}$