Q1.
[maximum marks:4] (Non-Calculator)
Expand ¿ in descending powers of x and simplify your answer.
Q2. [maximum marks:4] (Non-Calculator)
Expand ¿ in descending powers of x and simplify your answer.
Q3. [maximum marks:5] (Non-Calculator)
Consider the expansion of ¿.
(a) Write down the number of terms in this expansion.
[1]
(b) Find the term in x 3.
[4]
Q4. [maximum marks:6] (Calculator)
Consider the expansion of ¿.
(a) Write down the number of terms in this expansion.
[1]
(b) Find the coefficient of the term in x 2.
[5]
Q5. [maximum marks:5] (Calculator)
The third term in the expansion of ¿ is 252 x 6. Find the possible values of p.
Q6. [maximum marks:6] (Non-Calculator)
(a) Show that ¿ for n ∈ Z . [3]
(b) Hence, or otherwise, prove that the sum of the cubes of any two
consecutive odd integers is divisible by four.
[3]
Q7. [maximum marks:6] (Non-Calculator)
Consider (6a)= a !6⋅4! ! where a ∈ Z +¿¿
.
(a) Find the value of a .
[2]
(b) Determine the sum of the first three terms of ¿ in ascending powers
of x , giving each term in its simplest form.
[4]
Q8. [maximum marks:5] (Calculator)
( )
2 6
x a
Consider the expansion of + . The constant term is 960 .
2 x
Find the possible values of a .
Q9. [maximum marks:5] (Calculator)
( )
7
a 2
Consider the expansion of x 2 x + . The constant term is 20412 . Find a .
x
Q10. [maximum marks:6] (Calculator)
( )
8
2 3
Consider the expansion of x + .
x
(a) Write down the number of terms in this expansion.
[1]
(b) Find the coefficient of the term in x 4 .
[ 5]
Q11. [maximum marks:6] (Calculator)
In the expansion of p x 2 ¿, the coefficient of the term in x 6 is 3402 . Find the
value of p.
Q12. [maximum marks:7] (Calculator)
5
Let f (x)=( x 2+ a ) .
In the expansion of the derivative, f ' ( x), the coefficient of the term in x 5 is
960 . Find the possible values of a .
Q13. [maximum marks:7] (Calculator)
(a) Find the term in x 2 in the expansion of ¿. [3]
(b) Hence find the term in x 3 in the expansion of (x +3)¿ . [4 ]
Q14. [maximum marks:6] (Calculator)
( )
8
p
Consider the expansion of 3 x + , where p>0 . The coefficient of the term
x
in x 4 is equal to the coefficient of the term in x 6. Find p.
Q15. [maximum marks:5] (Calculator)
In the expansion of ¿, the coefficient of the term in x 2 is 40 n, where n ∈ Z +¿¿ .
Find n .
Q16. [maximum marks:5] (Non-Calculator)
In the expansion of x ¿, the coefficient of the term in x 3 is 20 n, where n ∈ Z +¿¿
. Find n .
Q17. [maximum marks:7] (Calculator)
( )
2 10
x6
Consider the expansion of 2 x + , q ≠ 0. The coefficient of the term in x 40
q
is twelve times the coefficient of the term in x 36. Find q .
Q18. [maximum marks:6] (Non-Calculator)
(a) Write down and simplify the expansion of ¿ in descending order of
powers of x .
[3]
(b) Hence find the exact value of ¿.
[3]
Q19. [maximum marks:7] (Calculator)
Given that ¿, find the value of n.
Q20. [maximum marks:7] (Calculator)
(a) Write down the quadratic expression 3 x 2+5 x−2 in the form
(ax −b)( x+ c). [2]
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the coefficient of the term in x 9 in the
5
expansion of ( 3 x 2+ 5 x−2 ) .
[5]
Q21. [maximum marks:7] (Non-Calculator)
Given that ¿, find the possible values of p and q .