Chapter 1 Binomial Expansion

1. (a) Expand (a  b) 4 by Pascal’s triangle.

(b) Using the result of (a), expand (3  x) 4 .

2. (a) Expand (a  b)6 by Pascal’s triangle.

(b) Using the result of (a), expand (1  2 x)6 .

3. Expand ( x  8) 4 .

4. Expand (5  x)5 .

5. Expand (a  b)6 .

6. Expand (3x  1) 4.

7. Expand (2 x  5)3.

8. Expand (4  3x)6 .

9. Expand (3 p  4q) 4.

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10. Expand (2 x  ) 4 .
x

1
11. Expand (3x 2  )5 .
x
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12. (a) Expand (  2)5 .
2
(b) Using the result of (a), expand ( x  4)5 .

3 x2
13. (a) Expand (  ) 4 .
x 3
1 x2
(b) Using the result of (a), expand (  ) 4 .
x 9

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14. (a) Expand (4 x 2  )5.
3
1 5
(b) Using the result of (a), expand (4 x  ) .
3x

15. Expand (2 x  1)13 in ascending powers of x up to the term in x 3 .

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16. Expand ( x 2  )15 in descending powers of x up to the term in x 21 .
x

1 10
17. Expand (2 x3  2
) in descending powers of x up to the term in x10 .
2x

18. Express the expansion of (1  4 x)10 with the summation notation.

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19. Express the expansion of ( x  9)12 with the summation notation.

20. Express the expansion of (6  x) n with the summation notation, where n is a positive integer.

21. Find the coefficient of x 3 in the expansion of (1  3x)7 .

22. Find the coefficient of x 5 in the expansion of ( x  4)9 .

23. Find the coefficient of x8 in the expansion of (5  2 x)10.

1 16
24. Find the coefficient of x16 in the expansion of ( x 2  ) .
2x2

2
25. Find the constant term of the expansion of ( x 2  ) 6 .
x

26. Find the coefficient of the 4th term in the expansion of (3  x)10 in ascending powers of x.

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27. Find the coefficient of the 8th term in the expansion of (  2 x)10 in descending powers of x.
x

1 17
28. Find the coefficient of the 11th term in the expansion of (2 x 2  ) in ascending powers of x.
4x

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29.Find the coefficient of a 2b6 in the expansion of (3a  2b)8 .

a9 a
30. Find the coefficient of 5
in the expansion of (3a 2  )7 .
b 3b

1  x3 9
31. Find the constant term of the expansion of ( ) .
x

1 ( x  3x 2 )7
32. Find the coefficient of in the expansion of .
x2 x12

33. Find the coefficient of x 4 in the expansion of (1  x 2 )7  (1  2 x)6.

1  x3 9 2 x 4  3 4
34. Find the constant term of the expansion of ( ) ( ) .
x x2

35. In the expansion of (4 x  1) n , the coefficient of x 2 is 720, where n is a positive integer. Find the value of n.

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36. In the expansion of (ax2  )9, the constant term is 672, where a is a non-zero real number. Find the value
x
of a.

37. In the expansion of ( x  4)5  (2  kx)4 , the coefficient of x 2 is 40, where k is a non-zero real number.
Find the values of k.

k
38. In the expansion of (2 x 2  )8  ( x  2)9 , the coefficient of x 7 is 80, where k is a non-zero real number.
x
Find the value of k.

39. It is given that (1  kx2 ) n  1  24x 2  28k 2 x 4  terms involving higher powers of x, where k is a non-zero
real number and n is a positive integer. Find the values of k and n.

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40. It is given that (k  x)n  x n  2nxn 1  180x n  2  terms involving lower powers of x, where k is a non-zero
real number and n is a positive integer. Find the values of k and n.

41. It is given that (1  kx) n  1  27x  324x 2  terms involving higher powers of x, where k is a non-zero
real number and n is a positive integer. Find the values of k and n.

42. It is given that (1  px2 ) 2n  1  24x 2  240x 4  terms involving higher powers of x, where p is a non-zero
real number and n is a positive integer. Find the values of n and p.

43. It is given that (3k  x) n  x n  21x n 1  189x n  2  terms involving lower powers of x, where k is a
non-zero real number and n is a positive integer. Find the values of k and n.

44. It is given that (2 x3  1) n  a  bx3  cx6  dx9  terms involving higher powers of x. If d  28b and n is a
positive integer, find the values of c and n.

45. (a) Expand (2  x)(2  x).

(b) Hence expand (2  x)6 (2  x)6 .

46. (a) Expand ( x  1)(x 2  x  1).

(b) Hence expand ( x  1)5 ( x 2  x  1)5 .

47. (a) Expand (1  x)7 in ascending powers of x up to the term in x 2 .

(b) In the expansion of (1  kx)(1  x)7 , the coefficient of x 2 is 7. Using the result of (a), find the value of
k.

x
48. (a) Expand (2  )8 in descending powers of x up to the term in x 6 .
2
x 7
(b) In the expansion of ( x  k )(2  )8, the coefficient of x 7 is . Using the result of (a), find the value of
2 8
k.
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49. (a) Expand ( x  2)6 in ascending powers of x up to the term in x 2 .
(b) Hence expand (1  2 x  2 x 2 )(x  2)6 in ascending powers of x up to the term in x 2 .

50. (a) Expand (4  x 2 )5 in ascending powers of x up to the term in x 4 .

(b) Hence expand (3  2 x  x3 )(4  x 2 )5 in ascending powers of x up to the term in x 4 .

51. (a) Expand (3x  1)7 in ascending powers of x up to the term in x 3.

(b) Hence find the coefficient of x 3 in the expansion of ( x  2)(3x  1)7.

52. (a) Expand ( x 2  4)6 in descending powers of x up to the term in x 8 .

(b) Hence find the coefficient of x12 in the expansion of ( x 4  3x 2  4)(x 2  4)6.

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53. Express the expansion of ( x 2  )5 with the summation notation.
x

k
54. Express the expansion of ( px  ) 4 with the summation notation, where k and p are non-zero real numbers.
x

1
55. Let x   4 , find the values of each of the following.
x
1
(a) x 3 
x3
1
(b) x 5 
x5

1
56. Let y   3, find the value of each of the following.
y
1
(a) y3 
y3
1
(b) y 5 
y5

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 x (1  2 x)7 ( x  2)6
57. Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (1  )8   .
2 x2 x4

1 ( x  3)3
58. Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of ( x  )6  ( x  3)7  .
x x3

1 n 5
59. In the expansion of (ax2  ) in descending powers of x, the 5th term is . It is given that a is a
3x 27
non-zero real number and n is a positive integer. Find the values of a and n.

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60. (a) Express the expansion of (  kx 2 ) n in ascending powers of x with the summation notation, where k is a
x
non-zero real number and n is a positive integer.
(b) If the 4th term of the expansion is 5 376, find the values of k and n.
(c) Hence find the coefficient of the term with the greatest power.

61. In the expansion of (1  2 x)3 (1  ax2 )6 , the coefficients of x and x 2 are b and 0 respectively, where a is a
non-zero real number and b is a real number.
(a) Find the values of a and b.
(b) Find the coefficient of x 3.

62. In the expansion of ( x  3) n, the coefficients of x 3 and x 4 are equal where n is a positive integer and n  6.
Find the value of n.

63. In the expansion of (2  x) n , the sum of coefficients of x 4 and x 5 is 14 times the coefficient of x 6 , where
n is a positive integer. Find the value of n.

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64. (a) Expand (1  3x)(1  3x) .

(b) Hence expand (1  3x)3 (1  3x)3.

k 27
(c) In the expansion of ( x 2  2
)(1  3x)3 (1  3x)3 , the coefficient of x 4 is  , where k is a non-zero real
x 2
number. Find the value of k.

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65. (a) Expand ( x  )6 .
3
1
(b) Expand (  3x 2 )7 in descending powers of x up to the term in x8 .
x
1 1
(c) Hence find the coefficient of x14 in the expansion of ( x  )6 (  3x 2 )7 .
3 x

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