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SEQUENCES AND SERIES

1 Expand each of the following, simplifying the coefficient in each term.


a (1 + x)4 b (1 – x)5 c (1 + 4x)3 d (1 – 2y)3
e (1 + 1
2
x)4 f (1 + 1
3
y)3 g (1 + x2)5 h (1 – 3
2
x)4

2 Expand each of the following, simplifying the coefficient in each term.


a (x + y)3 b (a – b)5 c (x + 2y)4 d (2 + y)3
e (3 – x)3 f (5 + 2x)4 g (3 – 4y)5 h (3 + 1
2
x)4

3 Find the first four terms in the expansion in ascending powers of x of


a (1 + x)10 b (1 – x)6 c (1 + 2x)8 d (1 – 1
2
x)7
e (1 + x3)6 f (2 + x)9 g (3 – x)7 h (2 + 5x)10

4 Find the coefficient indicated in the following expansions.


a (1 + x)20, coefficient of x3 b (1 – x)14, coefficient of x4
c (1 + 4x)9, coefficient of x2 d (1 – 3y)14, coefficient of y3
e (1 – 1
3
x)12, coefficient of x4 f (1 − 1
2
x)16, coefficient of x5

g (1 + 2
5
x)15, coefficient of x2 h (1 + y2)8, coefficient of y6

5 Express each of the following in the required form where a and b are integers.
a (1 + 5 )3 in the form a + b 5 b (1 – 3 )4 in the form a + b 3
c (2 + 2 )3 in the form a + b 2 d (1 + 2 3 )4 in the form a + b 3

6 a Expand (1 + x)6 in ascending powers of x up to and including the term in x3, simplifying
each coefficient.
b By substituting a suitable value of x into your answer for part a, obtain an estimate for
i 1.026 ii 0.996
giving your answers to 4 decimal places.

7 a Expand (1 + 2y)8 in ascending powers of y up to and including the term in y3, simplifying
each coefficient.
b By substituting a suitable value of y into your answer for part a, obtain an estimate for
i 0.988 ii 1.018
giving your answers to 4 decimal places.

8 Expand and simplify


a (1 + x)4 + (1 – x)4 b (1 – 1
3
x)3 – (1 + 1
3
x)3

9 The coefficient of x2 in the expansion of (1 + ax)4 in ascending powers of x is 24, where a is


a constant and a < 0. Find
a the value of a,
b the value of the coefficient of x3 in the expansion.

 Solomon Press

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