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Questions

Q1.

A curve C has equation y = f(x) where

f(x) = (2 – kx)5

and k is a constant.

Given that when f(x) is divided by (4x – 5) the remainder is

(a) show that


(2)
(b) Find the first three terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

giving each term in simplest form.


(3)
Using the solution to part (b) and making your method clear,

(c) find the gradient of C at the point where x = 0


(2)

(Total for question = 7 marks)


Q2.

(a) Find the first four terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

(4)
(b) Given that x is small, so terms in x4 and higher powers of x may be ignored, show

where a and b are constants to be found.


(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)


Q3.

(a) Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of x, in the binomial expansion of

giving each coefficient in its simplest form.


(3)
(b) Find the term independent of x in the expansion of

(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)


Q4.

One of the terms in the binomial expansion of (3 + αx)6, where α is a constant, is 540x4

(a) Find the possible values of α.


(4)
(b) Hence find the term independent of x in the expansion of

(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)


Q5.

(a) Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

giving each term in its simplest form.


(4)
(b) Hence find the constant term in the series expansion of

(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)


Q6.

(a) Find the first three terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

(2 + px)6
where p is a constant. Give each term in simplest form.
(4)
Given that in the expansion of

the coefficient of x2 is

(b) find the possible values of p.


(4)

(Total for question = 8 marks)


Q7.

(a) Find, in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x3, the binomial expansion of

fully simplifying each coefficient.


(4)
(b) Use the answer to part (a) to find an approximation for 2.012513

Give your answer to 3 decimal places.


(3)
Without calculating 2.012513

(c) state, with a reason, whether the answer to part (b) is an overestimate or an underestimate.
(1)

(Total for question = 8 marks)


Q8.

The first three terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of (1 + kx)16 are

1, −4x and px2

where k and p are constants.

(a) Find, in simplest form,


(i) the value of k
(ii) the value of p
(3)

Using the value of k found in part (a),

(b) find the term in x2 in the expansion of g(x).


(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)


Q9.

(a) Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

where k is a non-zero constant. Give each term in simplest form.


(4)

In the expansion of f(x), the constant term is 3 times the coefficient of x.

(b) Find the value of k.


(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)


Q10.

Find the first four terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

Give each coefficient as an integer.

(Total for question = 4 marks)


Q11.

The binomial expansion, in ascending powers of x, of

(3 + px)5

where p is a constant, can be written in the form

A + Bx + Cx2 + Dx3 ...

where A, B, C and D are constants.

(a) Find the value of A


(1)
Given that

 B = 18D

 p < 0

(b) find
(i) the value of p
(ii) the value of C
(6)

(Total for question = 7 marks)


Q12.

where k is a non-zero constant

(a) Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of f(x).
Give each term in simplest form.
(4)
Given that, in the binomial expansion of f(x), the coefficients of x, x2 and x3 are the first 3
terms of an arithmetic progression,

(b) find, using algebra, the possible values of k.

(Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.)


(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)


Q13.

(i) (a) Find, in ascending powers of x, the 2nd, 3rd and 5th terms of the binomial expansion
of
6
(3 + 2x)
(3)
For a particular value of x, these three terms form consecutive terms in a geometric series.
(b) Find this value of x.
(3)
(ii) In a different geometric series,

(a) Show that


5 cos2θ − 16 cos θ + 3 = 0
(3)
nd
(b) Hence find the exact value of the 2 term in the series.
(3)

(Total for question = 12 marks)

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