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Binomial expansion for positive integer nAQA A-Level Maths: Mind map

Notation
Pascal's triangle
Expansion

Binomial expansion

positive integer n

(nr)\binom nr(a+bx)n(a+bx)^nprobability
Finding coefficients
Binomial probability
Exam tips

Exam questions on Binomial expansion for positive integer n

  1. Consider the expansion of (2+x)6(2+x)^6 in ascending powers of xx.
    Hence find the coefficient of x2x^2 in the expansion of (1+x)(2+x)6(1+x)(2+x)^6.2 marks
  2. In the expansion of (1+3x)n(1+3x)^n, where nn is a positive integer, the term in xx is 24x24x.
    Use the first three terms of the expansion to estimate the value of 1.0381.03^8.2 marks
  3. Consider the expansion of (3−2x)7(3-2x)^7 in ascending powers of xx.
    Find the first three terms in the expansion, in ascending powers of xx.3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).