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Edexcel IAL Binomial Series Topical Questions and Answers

Edexcel IAL Pure Maths P3/4 Binomial series topical questions and answers

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Edexcel IAL Binomial Series Topical Questions and Answers

Edexcel IAL Pure Maths P3/4 Binomial series topical questions and answers

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Questions

Q1.

Use the binomial series to find the expansion of

in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x3

Give each coefficient as a fraction in its simplest form.

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q2.

(a) Use the binomial expansion to expand

in ascending powers of x, up to and including the term in x2 giving each coefficient as a fully simplified
fraction.
(4)

Given that the series expansion of f(x), in ascending powers of x, is

(b) find the value of k,


(2)
(c) find the value of m.
(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)


Q3.

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

giving each coefficient in its simplest form.


(5)

By substituting into the answer for (a),

(b) find an approximation for

Give your answer in the form where a and b are integers to be found.
(2)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q4.

Given that k is a constant and the binomial expansion of

in ascending powers of x up to the term in x3 is

1+ x + Ax2 + Bx3

(a) (i) find the value of k,


(ii) find the value of the constant A and the constant B.
(5)

(b) Use the expansion to find an approximate value to


Show your working and give your answer to 6 decimal places.
(2)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q5.
(a) Find, in ascending powers of x, the first four non-zero terms of the binomial expansion of f(x) . Give
each coefficient in simplest form.
(4)

(b) By substituting x = into the binomial expansion of f(x), obtain an approximation for
Give your answer to 4 decimal places.
(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q6.

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

giving each coefficient as a simplified fraction.


(4)

(b) Use the expansion from part (a) with x = to find a rational approximation to
(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

Q7.

The binomial expansion of

(3 + kx)–2 |kx| < 3

where k is a non-zero constant, may 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 C = 3B

(b) show that

k2 + 6k = 0
(3)
(c) Hence (i) find the value of k
(ii) find the value of D
(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

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