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2d 2009 Binomial Expansion
2d 2009 Binomial Expansion
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1.
(1 + 2x)2
2 3
1 − 4x + 12x − 32x ; | x |< 1 2
3 2 3
2. (1 + 3x) 2 1 + 9 2 x + 27 8 x − 27 16 x ; |x|
1
<
3
1
3.
1 − 3x
1 + 3 2 x + 27 8 x 2 + 135 16 x 3 ; | x |< 1
3
1
4. (4 + x 2 ) 2
2 4 6
x x x
2+ − + ;| x | < 4
4 64 512
3x + 2 2 3
5. − 1 2 − 9 8 x − 31 32 x − 129 128 x ; | x |< 1 and | x |< 4 ⇒ | x | < 1
(x − 1)(x + 4)
6. Expand 1 − x up to and including the term in x 4 . Use your series to
obtain a value for 0.98 , giving seven decimal places in your answer.
0.9899495
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7. Expand (1 + x) 3 in ascending powers of x, up to and including the third
term and state the range of values of x for which your expansion is
valid. Hence evaluate 3 9 up to three places of decimals.
2.080
x
valid. Hence evaluate 4.5 to four decimal places.
2.1211