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Prelim Revision Unit 1 Outcome 1 Binomial Theorem

1) Use the binomial theorem to expand

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 1
a) (2x + y)5
b) (x – 3y) 3 6
c) (3x – 2) d)  x  
 x

3 4 3
3   1  1 1 
e)  x  y f)  x  y g)  x  y
4   3  4 3 

2) What is the coefficient of x2y2 in the expansion of (2x – 3y)4

3) What is the coefficient of x6 in the expansion of (3x2 + 1)4

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 3
4) Find the term independent of x in the expansion of  x  
 x

5) What is the coefficient of x3y4 in the expansion of (x + y)7

5
 1
6) Find the coefficient of y in the expansion of  y  
5
 y

Answers.

1a) 32 x 5  80x 4 y  80x 3 y 2  40x 2 y 3  10xy 4  y 5


b) x 3  9 x 2 y  27 xy 2  9 y 3
c) 729 x 6  2916x 5  4860x 4  4320x 3  2160x 2  576x  64
d) x 4  4 x 2  6  4 x 2  x 4
27 3 27 2 9
e) x  x y  xy 2  y 3
64 16 4
4 2 4 3 1 4
f) x 4  x 3 y  x 2 y 2  xy  y
3 3 27 81
1 3 1 2 1 1 3
g) x  x y  xy 2  y
64 16 12 27

2) 216 3) 108 4) 5670 5) 35 6) 1

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