What is the degree of each term in the binomial expansion of (x-y)^5 ?

Question

What is the degree of each term in the binomial expansion of (x-y)^5 ?

Answer 1

The sum total of the exponents of each term of the expansion is 5.

1x^5y^0 - 5x^4y^1 + 10x^3y^2 - 10x^2y^3 + 5x^1y^4 - 1x^0y^5

or

x^5 - 5x^4y + 10x^3y^2 - 10x^2y^3 + 5xy^4 - 1y^5

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