LEARNING WORKSHEET 3.

3 BINOMIAL EXPANSION (N IS POSITIVE) 2021/2022

If we want to expand a bracket that does not begin with a 1, then we must use a second
(slightly harder) formula, that is also in the formula booklet

 n  n  n  n1  n  n2 2  n  n1  n  n

 x  y     x    x y    x y  ...    xy    y
n

 0  1   2  n  1  n
Question Answer

1  x  2
7

2  x  1
7

3  3x  2 
7

4  1
7

 2x  
 2

5  2  x
7

6  x
7

3  
 3
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 1 x
n
In the formula booklet, there is a formula for expanding

n n n 2  n  n1  n  n

 1  x        x    x  ...    x    x
n

 0  1   2   n  1  n
n n
We can get the values for   ...   using either our calculators or Pascal’s triangle
0 n
Example

Once we have this expansion, we can replace x to get other expansions

 1 x
5
(a)

 1  3x 
5
(b)

5
 x
(c) 1  
 2

Now use your answer above to expand the following

Question Answer

1  1 x
6

2  1  2x 
6

3  x
6

1  
 2
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4  1  3x 
6

5  1  10x 
6

6
1 x 2 6

7  x
6

1  
 10 