$(1+\sqrt{2})^{7}+(1-\sqrt{2})^{7}$

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(1+\sqrt{2})^{7}+(1-\sqrt{2})^{7}

Recognize Pattern: Recognize the pattern in the expression. $\newline$ The given expression is in the form of $(a+b)^n + (a-b)^n$ , where $a=1$ , $b=\sqrt{2}$ , and $n=7$ , which is an odd number. This suggests that we might be able to simplify the expression using the binomial theorem.
Apply Binomial Theorem: Apply the binomial theorem to expand $(1+\sqrt{2})^{7}$ . The binomial theorem states that $(x+y)^n = \Sigma_{k=0}^{n} \left[\binom{n}{k} \cdot x^{(n-k)} \cdot y^k\right]$ , where $\binom{n}{k}$ is the binomial coefficient. However, this expansion is quite lengthy and may not be necessary if we recognize a pattern or property that can simplify the problem.
Expand $(1-\sqrt{2})^{7}$ : Apply the binomial theorem to expand $(1-\sqrt{2})^{7}$ . Similarly, we would expand $(1-\sqrt{2})^{7}$ using the binomial theorem. But again, this might not be necessary if we can find a simplification.
Cancel $\sqrt{2}$ Terms: Recognize that the terms involving $\sqrt{2}$ will cancel out. $\newline$ Since $n=7$ is odd, the expansions of $(1+\sqrt{2})^{7}$ and $(1-\sqrt{2})^{7}$ will have terms involving $\sqrt{2}$ to the odd powers, which will be present with opposite signs in the two expansions and thus will cancel each other out when we add the two expressions together.
Add and Simplify: Add the two expressions together and simplify. $\newline$ When we add $(1+\sqrt{2})^{7}$ and $(1-\sqrt{2})^{7}$ , all terms involving $\sqrt{2}$ will cancel out, leaving only the terms with even powers of $\sqrt{2}$ , which are integer powers of $2$ . However, since we have not actually expanded the expressions, we cannot yet determine the final sum.
Look for Pattern: Realize that a direct calculation is impractical and look for a pattern or property. Directly calculating $(1+\sqrt{2})^{7}$ and $(1-\sqrt{2})^{7}$ and then adding them is impractical without a calculator. We need to look for a pattern or property that can help us simplify the expression without expanding it fully.
Use Property: Use the property that $a+b)^n + (a-b)^n\ is even for odd \$n$ . For odd $n$ , the expression $a+b)^n + (a-b)^n\ is always even because the odd powers of \$b$ in the expansion of a+b)^n\ and \(a-b)^n\ will cancel each other out. This means that the final answer will be an even integer.
Conclude Final Answer: Conclude that the final answer is an even integer without \(\sqrt{2} terms. $\newline$ Since all the terms with $\sqrt{2}$ cancel out, the final answer will not have any square roots and will be an even integer. However, without further simplification or calculation, we cannot determine the exact value of this integer.