CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR’S PRACTICE

BINOMIAL

1. 5 8
Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (3x – 2)

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3 4 7
2. Find the coefficient of a b in the expansion of (5a + b) .

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3. Find the coefficient of a b in the expansion of (a + b) .

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 2 
x– 2  .
4. Determine the constant term in the expansion of  x 

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5. Use the binomial theorem to complete this expansion.

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(3x +2y) = 81x + 216x y +...

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 4  4  4
(1  x) 4 1    x    x 2   x 3  x 4 .
6. Consider the binomial expansion  1  2  3

 4  4  4
        .
(a) By substituting x = 1 into both sides, or otherwise, evaluate 1   2   3 

 9  9   9  9   9  9  9   9
                      
(b) Evaluate 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8  .

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 2 1
 3x –  .
7. Consider the expansion of  x

(a) How many terms are there in this expansion?

(b) Find the constant term in this expansion.

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8. Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (2 – x) .

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9. Find the term containing x in the expansion of (5 + 2x ) .

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10. Complete the following expansion.

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(2 + ax) = 16 + 32ax + …

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11. Find the term containing x in the expansion of (2 – 3x) .

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12. Consider the expansion of (x – 2) .

(a) Write down the number of terms in this expansion.

(b) The first four terms of the expansion in descending powers of x are

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x – 10x + 40x + Ax + ...

Find the value of A.

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13. The equation x – 2kx + 1 = 0 has two distinct real roots. Find the set of all possible values of k.

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14. Consider the function f(x) = 2x – 8x + 5.

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(a) Express f(x) in the form a (x – p) + q, where a, p, q  .

(b) Find the minimum value of f(x).

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