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BINOMIAL
EXPANSIONS
PRACTICE

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Question 1
Find, without using a calculator, the binomial expansion of

a) ( 3 x + 4 )3

b) ( 2 x + 3)4

3
 2
c)  x + 
 x

12 8
27 x3 + 108 x 2 + 144 x + 64 , 16 x 4 + 96 x3 + 216 x 2 + 216 x + 81 , x3 + 6 x + +
x x3

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Question 2
Find the binomial expansion of

a) ( 2 + 4x )5

b) ( 3 − 4x )4

6
 3
c)  2x + 
 x

1024 x5 + 2560 x 4 + 2560 x3 + 1280 x 2 + 320 x + 32 , 256 x 4 − 768 x3 + 864 x 2 − 432 x + 81 ,

4860 2916 729
64 x6 + 576 x 4 + 2160 x 2 + 4320 + 2
+ 4
+
x x x6

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Question 3
Find, without using a calculator, the binomial expansion of

3
a) ( 7 x − 2)

5
b) (5x + 2)

4
c) ( 3x − 2 )

343 x3 − 294 x 2 + 84 x − 8 , 3125 x5 + 6250 x 4 + 5000 x3 + 2000 x 2 + 400 x + 32 ,

81x 4 − 216 x3 + 216 x 2 − 96 x + 16

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Question 4
Find the binomial expansion of

a) ( 2 + 5x )4

b) ( 2 x − 2 )5

c) ( 4 + 9x )3

625 x 4 + 1000 x3 + 600 x 2 + 160 x + 16 , 32 x5 − 160 x 4 + 320 x3 − 320 x 2 + 160 x − 32 ,

729 x3 + 972 x 2 + 432 x + 64

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Question 5
Find the first five terms, in ascending order of x , of the binomial expansion of

a) (1 + 2 x )12

b) (1 − 3x )10

8
c) (1 + 12 x )
1 + 24 x + 264 x 2 + 1760 x3 + 7920 x 4 + ... , 1 − 30 x + 405 x 2 − 3240 x3 + 17010 x 4 − ... ,
1 + 4 x + 7 x 2 + 7 x3 + 35 x 4 + ...
8

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Question 6
Find, without using a calculator, the first four terms in ascending order of x in the
binomial expansion of

6
a) (1 + 2x )

b) (1 + 3x )5

c) (1 − 2x )7

1 + 12 x + 60 x 2 + 160 x3 + ... , 1 + 15 x + 90 x 2 + 270 x3 + ... , 1 − 14 x + 84 x 2 − 280 x3 + ...

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Question 8
Find the first four terms, in ascending order of x , of the binomial expansion of

a) (1 + 2x )11

b) (1 − 3x )7

c) (1 − 4x )8

1 + 22 x + 220 x 2 + 1320 x3 + ... , 1 − 21x + 189 x 2 − 945 x3 + ... ,

1 − 32 x + 448 x 2 − 3584 x3 + ...

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Question 9
Find the value of the constant n in each of the following binomial expansions

a) (1 + 3x )n , if the coefficient of x 2 is 54 .

b) (1 + x )n , if the coefficient of x 2 is 55 .

n = 4, n ≠ −3 , n = 11, n ≠ −10

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