Edexcel Maths C2

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Binomial Expansion

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(a) Write down the first three terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion
of (1 + px)12, where p is a non-zero constant.
(2)
Given that, in the expansion of (1 + px)12, the coefficient of x is (q) and the coefficient
of x2 is 11q,
(b) find the value of p and the value of q.
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(a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of
(1 + px)9,
where p is a constant.
(2)
These first 3 terms are 1, 36x and qx2, where q is a constant.
(b) Find the value of p and the value of q.
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Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of (2 + x)6,
giving each term in its simplest form.
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(a) Find the first four terms, in ascending powers of x, in the binomial expansion of
(1+ kx)6 , where k is a non-zero constant.
(3)
Given that, in this expansion, the coefficients of x and x 2 are equal, find
(b) the value of k,
(2)
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(c) the coefficient of x .

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(a) Find the first 4 terms of the expansion of 1 + in ascending powers of x, giving
2
each term in its simplest form.
(4)
(b) Use your expansion to estimate the value of (1.005)10, giving your answer to 5 decimal
places.
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(a) Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of
(1 + ax)10, where a is a non-zero constant. Give each term in its simplest form.
(4)
Given that, in this expansion, the coefficient of x3 is double the coefficient of x2,
(b) find the value of a.
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Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of (3  2 x)5 ,
giving each term in its simplest form.
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(a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

( 2+kx )

where k is a constant. Give each term in its simplest form.

(4)
Given that the coefficient of x2 is 6 times the coefficient of x,
(b) find the value of k.
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Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

(3 x)6
and simplify each term.
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(a) Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of (1 + ax)7,
where a is a constant. Give each term in its simplest form.
(4)
Given that the coefficient of x 2 in this expansion is 525,
(b) find the possible values of a.
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Given that =
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4 4!b !
(a) write down the value of b.

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In the binomial expansion of (1 + x) 40, the coefficients of x 4 and x 5 are p and q

respectively.
(b) Find the value of

q
.
p

(3)

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(a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of
(3 + bx)5
where b is a non-zero constant. Give each term in its simplest form.

(4)

Given that, in this expansion, the coefficient of x 2 is twice the coefficient of x,

(b) find the value of b.

(2)

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

( )
1+ x
4

giving each term in its simplest form.

(4)
(b) Use your expansion to estimate the value of (1.025)8 , giving your answer to 4 decimal
places.
(3)
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Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

(2 3x)5
giving each term in its simplest form.
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Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of x, in the binomial expansion of

(2 5 x)6
Give each term in its simplest form.
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Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of x, of the binomial expansion of

1

2 x
2

giving each term in its simplest form.

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(a) Use the binomial theorem to find all the terms of the expansion of
(2 + 3x)4
Give each term in its simplest form.
(4)
(b) Write down the expansion of
(2 3x)4
in ascending powers of x, giving each term in its simplest form.

(1)

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Core Mathematics C2
Candidates sitting C2 may also require those formulae listed under Core Mathematics C1.
Cosine rule
a2 = b2 + c2 2bc cos A
Binomial series
n
n
n
(a + b) n = a n + a n 1b + a n 2 b 2 +  + a n r b r +  + b n
1
2
r

(n )

n
n!
where = n C r =
r! (n r )!
r
n(n 1) 2
n(n 1)  (n r + 1) r
(1 + x) n = 1 + nx +
x ++
x +  ( x < 1, n )
1 2
1 2  r
Logarithms and exponentials
log a x =

log b x
log b a

Geometric series

un = arn 1
Sn =

a (1 r n )
1 r

S =

a
for r < 1
1 r

Numerical integration
b

The trapezium rule: y dx

a

1
2

h{(y0 + yn) + 2(y1 + y2 + ... + yn 1)}, where h =

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n

Core Mathematics C1
Mensuration
Surface area of sphere = 4 r 2
Area of curved surface of cone = r slant height

Arithmetic series
un = a + (n 1)d
Sn =

1
1
n(a + l) = n[2a + (n 1)d]
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