Edexcel AS Maths The binomial expansion

Topic assessment

1. Expand (2 − 3 x)5 . [4]

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2. Find the constant term in the expansion of  3x −  . [3]
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3. (a) Find the first three terms in the expansion of (1 + 2 x)10 . [3]
(b) Use your expansion to approximate 1.0210. Give your answer to an
appropriate number of decimal places. [2]

4. Find an expression in terms of a for the coefficient of t 7 in the expansion of (at − t )9 .

[4]

5. The first two terms in the expansion of (3 + px) q , q  q  5 are

2187 − 10206 x + ...
Find the coefficient of the x5 term. [4]

6. In the expansion of (a + x)2 (3 − 2 x)7 , the coefficient of the x8 is -320. Find the value of a.
[4]

7. You are given that

(a − kx m )n = 243
32 − 4 x + 540 x − 1440 x + px − qx
3 9 15
405 2 3 2 6 2

where a, k, m, n, p and q are constants.

Find the value of p. [6]

Total 30 marks

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