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1. (a) 2x + x – 3 = (2x + 3)(x – 1) A1

 3
x 
Note: Accept 2  2  (x – 1).

Note: Either of these may be seen in (b) and if so A1 should be awarded.

(b) EITHER
2 8 8 8
(2x + x – 3) = (2x + 3) (x – 1) M1
8 7 8 7
= (3 + 8(3 )(2x) + ...)((–1) + 8(–1) (x) + ...) (A1)
8 7 7 8
coefficient of x = 3 × 8 × (–1) + 3 × 8 × 2 × (–1) M1
= –17 496 A1
Note: Under FT, final A1 can only be achieved for an integer answer.
OR
2 8 2 8
(2x + x – 3) = (3 – (x – 2x )) M1
8 2 7
= 3 + 8(–(x – 2x )(3 ) + ...) (A1)
7
coefficient of x = 8 × ( – 1) × 3 M1
= –17 496 A1
Note: Under FT, final A1 can only be achieved for an integer answer.
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2. (a) the expression is

n! ( 2n)!

(n  3)!3! (2n  2)!2! (A1)
n(n  1)(n  2) 2n(2n  1)

6 2 M1A1
2
n(n  15n  8)  n  15n  8n) 
3
 
6  6 
=   A1

(b) the inequality is

n 3  15n 2  8n
6 > 32n
attempt to solve cubic inequality or equation (M1)
3 2
n – 15n – 184n > 0 n(n – 23)(n + 8) > 0
n > 23 (n ≥ 24) A1
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IB Questionbank Mathematics Higher Level 3rd edition 1

 3
 n  1 
  
3
coefficient of x is   2  = 70
3
3. (a) M1(A1)
n! 1

3! (n  3)! 8 = 70 (A1)
n(n  1)(n  2)

48 = 70 (M1)
n = 16 A1

2
16  1 
  
(b)  2  2  = 30 A1
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4. METHOD 1
 5 7 0
    2 x  0   x  1
constant term:  0   0 A1
7  5
  x      2 x    3x
term in x:  1  1 (M1)A1
7 2 5  7   5
  x      2 x  2    x     2 x    9 x 2
term in x :  2   2  1  1
2
M1A1 N3

METHOD 2
 5  4   2 x 
2
76 2 
1  2 x  1  x 
5 7
 1  5   2x 


 ... 1  7 x 

x  ...
 2!  2  M1M1
2 2
= (1  10x + 40x + ...)(1 + 7x + 21x + ...)
2 2 2
= 1 + 7x + 21x  10x  70x + 40x + ...
2
= 1  3x  9x + ... A1A1A1 N3
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IB Questionbank Mathematics Higher Level 3rd edition 2