Answer:
The fourth coefficient is 4.
Step-by-step explanation:
Pascal's Triangle in this case has 5 rows of coefficients because the highest power in (y + w)^4 is 4. 4 plus 1 is 5.
Here's the appropriate Pascal's Triangle:
1
1 1
1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 1 Use this row when expanding the 4th power of (v + w).
Notice that in the given expansion, the coefficients are
1, 4, 6, 4 1
This corresponds to the last (5th) row of Pascal's Triangle (above).
So the correct coefficient to be placed in the box is 4.
