3 4 7

1. Find the coefficient of a b in the expansion of (5a + b) .

(Total 4 marks)

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

(Total 4 marks)

5 7 12
3. Find the coefficient of a b in the expansion of (a + b) .

(Total 4 marks)

9
2
x 2 .
4. Determine the constant term in the expansion of x

(Total 4 marks)

4 4 4
(1 x) 4 1 x x 2 x 3 x 4 .
5. 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 .

(Total 4 marks)

6. Use the binomial theorem to complete this expansion.

4 4 3
(3x + 2y) = 81x + 216x y +...

(Total 4 marks)

8
2
x 3 .
7. Find the term in x in the expansion of
3 3

(Total 5 marks)

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8. Consider the expansion of (x + 2) .

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

(1)

2
(b) Find the term containing x .

(4)
(Total 5 marks)

3 8
9. Find the term containing x in the expansion of (2 3x) .

(Total 6 marks)

3 5
10. Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (2 x) .

(Total 6 marks)

5
2 2
3x
11. Find the term in x in the expansion of
4 x .

(Total 6 marks)

12. Complete the following expansion.

4
(2 + ax) = 16 + 32ax +

(Total 6 marks)

9
2 1
3x .
13. Consider the expansion of x

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

(b) Find the constant term in this expansion.

(Total 6 marks)

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 3 6
14. Consider the expansion of the expression (x 3x) .

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

12
(b) Find the term in x .

(Total 6 marks)

10 2 7
15. Find the term containing x in the expansion of (5 + 2x ) .

(Total 6 marks)

2 5
16. 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
10 8 6 4
x 10x + 40x + Ax + ...

Find the value of A.

(Total 6 marks)

10 3
17. When the expression (2 + ax) is expanded, the coefficient of the term in x is 414 720. Find
the value of a.

(Total 6 marks)

10 8 2
18. One of the terms of the expansion of (x + 2y) is ax y . Find the value of a.

(Total 6 marks)

10 6
p ( 2q) 4
The fifth term in the expansion of the binomial (a + b) is given by 4
n
19. .

(a) Write down the value of n.

(1)

(b) Write down a and b, in terms of p and/or q.

(2)

(c) Write down an expression for the sixth term in the expansion.

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 (3)
(Total 6 marks)

4
20. (a) Expand (x 2) and simplify your result.

(3)

3 4
(b) Find the term in x in (3x + 4)(x 2) .

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

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