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P2 Chapter 4 - Binomial Expansion

This document is an examination paper for Year 13 students focusing on binomial expansion, containing 12 questions with a total of 78 marks. Each question requires students to perform calculations, provide explanations, and estimate values using binomial expansions. The paper emphasizes showing all working steps and prohibits reliance on calculator technology.

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P2 Chapter 4 - Binomial Expansion

This document is an examination paper for Year 13 students focusing on binomial expansion, containing 12 questions with a total of 78 marks. Each question requires students to perform calculations, provide explanations, and estimate values using binomial expansions. The paper emphasizes showing all working steps and prohibits reliance on calculator technology.

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Name: _______________________________________________

Chapter 4 - Binomial Expansion


Year 13
Date:

Time:

Total marks available: 78

Total marks achieved: ______


Questions
Q1.

(a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

giving each term in its simplest form.


(4)
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(b) Explain how you could use your expansion to estimate the value of 1.925
You do not need to perform the calculation.
(1)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q2.

Find, in simplest form, the coefficient of x5 in the expansion of

(Total for question = 5 marks)


Q3.

The binomial expansion of

(1 + ax)12

up to and including the term in x2 is

where a and k are constants.

(a) Show that


(2)
(b) Hence find the value of k
(2)
Using the expansion and making your method clear,

(c) find an estimate for the value of , giving your answer to 4 decimal places.
(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

Q4.

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

giving each term in simplest form.


(4)

(b) Find the coefficient of x2 in the series expansion of f(x), giving your answer as a simplified fraction.
(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)


Q5.

(a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

, giving each term in its simplest form.


(4)
(b) Explain how you would use your expansion to give an estimate for the value of 1.9957
(1)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q6.

(a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

giving each term in its simplest form.


(4)

, where a and b are constants

Given that the first two terms, in ascending powers of x, in the series expansion of f(x) are 128 and 36x,

(b) find the value of a,


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

(Total for question = 8 marks)


Q7.

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

giving each coefficient in its simplest form.


(4)

The expansion can be used to find an approximation to


Possible values of x that could be substituted into this expansion are:

(b) Without evaluating your expansion,


(i) state, giving a reason, which of the three values of x should not be used
(1)
(ii) state, giving a reason, which of the three values of x would lead to the most accurate
approximation to
(1)

(Total for question = 6 marks)


Q8.

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

giving each term in simplest form.


(3)

(b) Give a reason why should not be used in the expansion to find an approximation to √3
(1)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q9.

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

writing each term in simplest form.


(4)

A student uses this expansion with x = to find an approximation for

Using the answer to part (a) and without doing any calculations,

(b) state whether this approximation will be an overestimate or an underestimate of giving a brief
reason for your answer.
(1)

(Total for question = 5 marks)


Q10.

In this question you must show all stages of your working.

Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.

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

writing each term in simplest form.


(4)
(b) Using the answer to part (a) and using algebraic integration, estimate the value of

giving your answer to 4 significant figures.


(4)
(c) Find, using algebraic integration, the exact value of

giving your answer in the form a ln b + c, where a, b and c are constants to be found.
(5)

(Total for question = 13 marks)

Q11.

(a) Use the binomial expansion, in ascending powers of x, to show that

where k is a rational constant to be found.


(4)

A student attempts to substitute x = 1 into both sides of this equation to find an approximate value for .

(b) State, giving a reason, if the expansion is valid for this value of x.
(1)

(Total for question = 5 marks)


Q12.

(a) Use binomial expansions to show that


(6)

A student substitutes into both sides of the approximation shown in part (a) in an attempt to find

an approximation to

(b) Give a reason why the student should not use


(1)

(c) Substitute into

to obtain an approximation to . Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.


(3)

(Total for question = 10 marks)


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