J 1 NO

8
1 K
(i) Find the first 3 terms in the expansion of K2x - O in descending powers of x. [3]
L 16xP

J 1 NO JK 1
8 N2
(ii) Hence find the coefficient of x4 in the expansion of KK2x - O K 2 + 1OO . [3]
L 16x P L x P
 The first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, in the expansion of `2 + bxj
8
2 (i) can be written as
a + 256x + cx2. Find the value of each of the constants a, b and c. [4]

(ii) Using the values found in part (i), find the term independent of x in the expansion of

`2 + bxj b2x - 3l .
8 2
[3]
x
3 (a) An arithmetic progression has a second term of - 14 and a sum to 21 terms of 84. Find the first
term and the 21st term of this progression. [5]
(b) A geometric progression has a second term of 27p 2 and a fifth term of p 5 . The common ratio, r, is
such that 0 1 r 1 1.

(i) Find r in terms of p. [2]

(ii) Hence find, in terms of p, the sum to infinity of the progression. [3]

(iii) Given that the sum to infinity is 81, find the value of p. [2]
 J 1N
5
4 (i) Find the first 3 terms in the expansion of 2x -
K 2
O , in descending powers of x. [3]
L 3xP

J 1 NJ 1N
5
(ii) Hence find the coefficient of x7 in the expansion of K3 + 3OK2x 2 - O . [2]
L x PL 3xP
5 The coefficient of x2 in the expansion of (2 - x) (3 + kx) 6 is equal to 972. Find the possible values of the
constant k. [6]
6 (a) An arithmetic progression has a second term of 8 and a fourth term of 18. Find the least number of
terms for which the sum of this progression is greater than 1560. [6]
(b) A geometric progression has a sum to infinity of 72. The sum of the first 3 terms of this progression
333
is .
8
(i) Find the value of the common ratio. [5]

(ii) Hence find the value of the first term. [1]

 1 5
(i) The first 3 terms in the expansion of c2 - m are
b c
7 a+ + . Find the value of each of the
4x x x2
integers a, b and c. [3]

1 m5 ^
(ii) Hence find the term independent of x in the expansion of c2 - 3 + 4xh. [2]
4x
 J 1 ON
5
K b c
9 (i) The first three terms in the expansion of K3 - O can be written as a + + 2 . Find the value
9xP x x
of each of the constants a, b and c. L [3]

(ii) Use your values of a, b and c to find the term independent of x in the expansion of
J N5
KK3 - 1 OO (2 + 9x) 2 . [3]
L 9x P
10 (a) Find the first 3 terms in the expansion of b4 - l in ascending powers of x. Give each term in
x 6
16
its simplest form. [3]

x 6b
(b) Hence find the term independent of x in the expansion of b4 - l x - 1l .
2
[3]
16 x
 J 1N
5
2
11 (i) Find the first 3 terms in the expansion of 2x -
K O , in descending powers of x. [3]
L 3xP

1 NJ 1N
J 5
(ii) Hence find the coefficient of x7 in the expansion of K3 + 3OK2x 2 - O . [2]
L x PL 3xP
 J x 2NO
5
12 K
(i) Find, in ascending powers of x, the first 3 terms in the expansion of K2 - O . [3]
L 4P

J x 2NO JK1 3 NO
5 2
K
(ii) Hence find the term independent of x in the expansion of K2 - O K - 2O . [3]
L 4 P Lx x P
13 The 7th term in the expansion of (a + bx) 12 in ascending powers of x is 924x 6 . It is given that a and b are
positive constants.
1
(i) Show that b = . [2]
a

The 6th term in the expansion of (a + bx) 12 in ascending powers of x is 198x 5 .

(ii) Find the value of a and of b. [4]

14 The first three terms in the expansion of b1 - l (1 - 2x) 4 can be written as 1 + ax + bx 2 . Find the value
x 14
7
of each of the constants a and b. [6]
15 The 7th and 10th terms of an arithmetic progression are 158 and 149 respectively.

(a) Find the common difference and the first term of the progression. [3]

(b) Find the least number of terms of the progression for their sum to be negative. [3]
16 Find the coefficient of x 2 in the expansion of bx - lbx + l .
5
3 2
[5]
x x
 J 1 NO
8
17 K
(i) Find the first 3 terms in the expansion of K2x - O in descending powers of x. [3]
L 16xP

J 1 NO JK 1
8 N2
(ii) Hence find the coefficient of x4 in the expansion of KK2x - O K 2 + 1OO . [3]
L 16x P L x P
18 (a) An arithmetic progression has a first term of 7 and a common difference of 0.4. Find the least
number of terms so that the sum of the progression is greater than 300. [4]

(b) The sum of the first two terms of a geometric progression is 9 and its sum to infinity is 36. Given
that the terms of the progression are positive, find the common ratio. [4]
 J xN
6
19 (i) Find, in ascending powers of x, the first 3 terms in the expansion of 2 -
K O . [3]
L 4P

2 3 NJ xN
J 6
(ii) Hence find the term independent of x in the expansion of K4 + + 2OK2 - O . [3]
L x x PL 4P
 2 6
(i) Find, in ascending powers of x, the first 3 terms in the expansion of c2 - m . Give each term in
x
20
4
its simplest form. [3]

6 2
Hence find the coefficient of x in the expansion of c2 - m c + xm .
2 x2 1
(ii) [4]
4 x
 8
21 (a) In the expansion of (2 + px) 5 the coefficient of x 3 is equal to - . Find the value of the constant p.
25
[3]

8
1
(b) Find the term independent of x in the expansion of e2x 2 + o . [3]
4x 2
 (1 + x) b1 - l
xn 25
22 Given that the coefficient of x 2 in the expansion of is , find the value of the
2 4
positive integer n. [5]