BINOMIAL EXPANSION

NAME: _______________________________________ DATE: ____________

 4  4  4
(1  x) 4  1    x    x 2    x 3  x 4 .
1. Consider the binomial expansion 1  2  3

 4  4  4
        .
(a) By substituting x = 1 into both sides, or otherwise, evaluate 1   2   3 

 9  9   9  9   9  9   9   9
                      
(b) Evaluate 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8  .
(Total 4 marks)

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 2 1
 3x –  .
2. Consider the expansion of  x

(a) How many terms are there in this expansion?

(b) Find the constant term in this expansion.

3. Complete the following expansion.

(2 + ax)4 = 16 + 32ax + …
(Total 6 marks)

4. Consider the expansion of (x2 – 2)5.

(a) Write down the number of terms in this expansion.

(b) The first four terms of the expansion in descending powers of x are

x10 – 10x8 + 40x6 + Ax4 + ...

Find the value of A.

(Total 6 marks)

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5. Given that 3  7  
3
= p + q 7 where p and q are integers, find

(a) p;

(b) q.

(Total 6 marks)

6. Consider the expansion of the expression (x3 − 3x)6.

(a) Write down the number of terms in this expansion.

(b) Find the term in x12.

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(Total 6 marks)

SECTION 2:

1. Given that
5 6 2 6 11
(1 + x) (1 + ax)  1 + bx + 10x + ............... + a x ,

find the values of a, b  *.

(Total 4 marks)

2. Find the coefficient of x7 in the expansion of (2 + 3x)10, giving your answer as a whole number.

(Total 3 marks)

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 7
 1  7
x  2 
3. The coefficient of x in the expansion of  ax  is 3 . Find the possible values of a.

(Total 3 marks)

4. Determine the first three terms in the expansion of (1− 2x)5 (1+ x)7 in ascending powers of x.

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(Total 5 marks)

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