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This document provides the answers to 10 medium-level questions based on the Binomial Theorem. The questions involve expanding binomial expressions and finding specific terms and coefficients. For each question, the relevant concept from the Binomial Theorem is identified and the step-by-step working to arrive at the answer is shown. The questions cover a range of applications including finding coefficients of terms involving multiple variables, middle terms, sums of all coefficients, and evaluating expressions to certain decimal places.

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This document provides the answers to 10 medium-level questions based on the Binomial Theorem. The questions involve expanding binomial expressions and finding specific terms and coefficients. For each question, the relevant concept from the Binomial Theorem is identified and the step-by-step working to arrive at the answer is shown. The questions cover a range of applications including finding coefficients of terms involving multiple variables, middle terms, sums of all coefficients, and evaluating expressions to certain decimal places.

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Here is an exam with 10 medium-level questions based on the Binomial Theorem: Question
1: Find the coefficient of the term containing x^4 in the expansion of (3x^2 - 2/x)^6. Answer: To
find the coefficient of the term containing x^4, we need to determine the power to which x is
raised in the term. In this case, the power of x is 2 in (3x^2), and it is raised to the power of 2 in
the expansion. Additionally, we need to consider the term involving the reciprocal of x, which is
-2/x. Since 2/x is raised to the power of 4, we get (2/x)^4 = 16/x^4. Multiplying these two terms,
we get 16x^(-4). Finally, we apply the binomial coefficient by selecting 4 from the 6th power,
resulting in the coefficient of the term containing x^4 as (6C4)(16) = 240. Question 2: Find the
middle term of the expansion of (2x + 1)^8. Answer: To find the middle term, we need to
determine the term at the middle position. In this case, the expansion is to the 8th power, which
means there are (8+1) = 9 terms. Therefore, the middle term will be the (9/2) = 4.5th term.
However, since the middle term is only one term, we can consider 4 and 5 as adjacent terms.
Expanding (2x + 1)^8, we get the middle terms as (8C4)(2x)^4(1)^4 + (8C5)(2x)^5(1)^3 = 70x^4 +
280x^5. Question 3: Find the value of (1 + 0.01)^10000 correct to 2 decimal places. Answer: To
find the value of (1 + 0.01)^10000, we can directly use the binomial theorem. The expansion of (1
+ 0.01)^10000 is given by the sum of the terms (10000C0)(1)^10000(0.01)^0 + (10000C1)
(1)^9999(0.01)^1 + ... + (10000C10000)(1)^0(0.01)^10000. Evaluating this expression, we get (1
+ 10000/100)(0.01)^0 + (10000)(1/100)(0.01)^1 + ... + (1/100)(0.01)^10000. Simplifying, we find
the value to be approximately 2.71828. Question 4: Find the coefficient of x^3 in the expansion of
(2 - x^2/3)^6. Answer: The expansion of (2 - x^2/3)^6 is given by the sum of the terms (6C0)
(2)^6(-x^2/3)^0 + (6C1)(2)^5(-x^2/3)^1 + ... + (6C6)(2)^0(-x^2/3)^6. We are interested in finding
the coefficient of x^3, which means x is raised to the power of 3 in the term. The term involving
x^3 is (6C3)(2)^3(-x^2/3)^3 = -(6C3)(8)(x^6/27). Simplifying, we get -(20)(8)x^6/27 = -160x^6/27
as the coefficient of x^3. Question 5: Find the sum of coefficients in the expansion of (3 + 2x)^7.
Answer: To find the sum of coefficients, we need to add up all the coefficients in the expansion.
In this case, the expansion of (3 + 2x)^7 consists of 8 terms. Each term has a coefficient, and we
need to add up these coefficients. The sum of coefficients can be calculated by substituting x = 1
into the given expression. Therefore, the sum of coefficients in (3 + 2x)^7 is (3 + 2)^7 = 5^7 =
78125. Question 6: Find the coefficient of a^2b^3 in the expansion of (2a + b)^5. Answer: The
expansion of (2a + b)^5 is given by the sum of the terms (5C0)(2a)^5(b)^0 + (5C1)(2a)^4(b)^1 + ...
+ (5C5)(2a)^0(b)^5. We are interested in finding the coefficient of a^2b^3, which means a is
raised to the power of 2 and b is raised to the power of 3 in the term. The term involving a^2b^3
is (5C2)(2a)^2(b^3) = (10)(4a^2b^3). Therefore, the coefficient of a^2b^3 is 40. Question 7: Find
the value of (1 - x)^10 correct to three decimal places. Answer: To find the value of (1 - x)^10, we
can directly use the binomial theorem. The expansion of (1 - x)^10 is given by the sum of the
terms (10C0)(1)^10(-x)^0 + (10C1)(1)^9(-x)^1 + ... + (10C10)(1)^0(-x)^10. Evaluating this
expression, we get (1)(1) - (10)(1)(x) + (10)(9/2)(x^2) - (10)(9/2)(8/3)(x^3) + ... + (10C10)(-x)^10.
Simplifying, we find the value to be 1 - 10x + 45x^2 - ... + x^10. Question 8: Find the term
independent of x in the expansion of (2x + 1/x^2)^5. Answer: To find the term independent of x,
we need to determine the term where the variable x is raised to the power of 0. In this case, the
term independent of x will occur when (2x)^r (1/x^2)^(5-r) = (2x)^0 (1/x^2)^5. Simplifying, we get
1/x^(10-2r) = 1/x^10. This implies that 10 - 2r = 10, leading to r = 0. Therefore, the term
independent of x is (5C0)(2x)^0(1/x^2)^5 = (1)(1)(1/x^10) = 1/x^10. Question 9: Find the
coefficient of x^2 in the expansion of (1 + x/3)^8. Answer: The expansion of (1 + x/3)^8 is given
by the sum of the terms (8C0)(1)^8(x/3)^0 + (8C1)(1)^7(x/3)^1 + ... + (8C8)(1)^0(x/3)^8. We are
interested in finding the coefficient of x^2, which means x is raised to the power of 2 in the term.
The term involving x^2 is (8C2)(1)^6(x/3)^2 = (28)(1)(x^2/9). Therefore, the coefficient of x^2 is
28/9. Question 10: Find the coefficient of a^3b^4 in the expansion of (a + 2b)^7. Answer: The
expansion of (a + 2b)^7 is given by the sum of the terms (7C0)(a)^7(2b)^0 + (7C1)(a)^6(2b)^1 + ...
+ (7C7)(a)^0(2b)^7. We are interested in finding the coefficient of a^3b^4, which means a is
raised to the power of 3 and b is raised to the power of 4 in the term. The term involving a^3b^4
is (7C3)(a^3)(2b)^4 = (35)(a^3)(16b^4). Therefore, the coefficient of a^3b^4 is 560a^3b^4. These
are the answers to the 10 medium-level questions based on the Binomial Theorem.

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