9 Binomial expansion

Ext9

Extension Numerical answers should be calculated without a calculator. A calculator may,

Exercise 9 however, be used for checking purposes.
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1 Use a binomial expansion to find 1:0004 3 , correct to 8 decimal places.
2 Find the first three terms of the expansion, for jxj < 2, of
1
(1 ‡ x) (2 ‡ x)
by
a using partial fractions
b finding the first terms of the product (1 ‡ x) 1 (2 ‡ x) 1

3 Prove that
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1 1 13 1 135 1 1357 1 2
1  ‡  2  3‡  4 ‡


ˆ
2 2 24 2 246 2 2468 2 3

4 a Find the value of the constant k, given that in the expansion of

1 ‡ kx
1
(1 ‡ x) 2
in ascending powers of x for jxj < 1, the coefficient of the x 2 term is zero.
b Find, using the value of k found in part a, the first three non-zero terms of
the expansion.
5 Prove, from first principles, that
d n
(x ) ˆ nx n 1
dx
a for n 2 N b for n 2 Z

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