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Binomial Theorem Questions and Answers

This document contains 6 math questions involving binomial expansions. Each question has multiple parts and asks students to find terms in expansions or values of constants given information about coefficients. Mark schemes are provided.

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Binomial Theorem Questions and Answers

This document contains 6 math questions involving binomial expansions. Each question has multiple parts and asks students to find terms in expansions or values of constants given information about coefficients. Mark schemes are provided.

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Questions

Q1.

Find the first 3 terms in ascending powers of x of

giving each term in its simplest form.

(4)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q2.

(a) Find the first 4 terms in ascending powers of x of the binomial expansion of

giving each term in its simplest form.

(4)

(b) Use your expansion to find an estimated value for 2.02510, stating the value of x which
you have used and showing your working.

(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q3.
(a) Find the first 3 terms in ascending powers of x of the binomial expansion of

(2 + ax)6

where a is a non-zero constant. Give each term in its simplest form.

(4)

Given that, in the expansion, the coefficient of x is equal to the coefficient of x2

(b) find the value of a.

(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q4.

(a) Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of (1 + kx)8,
where k is a non-zero constant. Give each term in its simplest form.

(4)

Given that the coefficient of x3 in this expansion is 1512

(b) find the value of k.

(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q5.

The first three terms in ascending powers of x in the binomial expansion of (1 + px)8 are given
by

1 + 12x + qx2

where p and q are constants.

Find the value of p and the value of q.


(5)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q6.

Given that

1 + 12x + 70x2 + ...

is the binomial expansion, in ascending powers of x of (1 + bx)n, where n ∈ and b is a


constant,

(a) show that nb = 12

(1)

(b) find the values of the constants b and n.

(6)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Mark Scheme

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