Pascals Triangle
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Level 2 Further Maths
Expanding Brackets
using Pascal’s Triangle
Ensure you have: Pencil or pen
Guidance
1. Read each question carefully before you begin answering it.
2. Check your answers seem right.
3. Always show your workings
Revision for this topic
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1. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (x + y)4
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(3)
2. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (x + y)5
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(3)
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3. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (x + 1)3
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(3)
4. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (2 + y)4
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(4)
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5. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (1 + w)6
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(3)
6. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (3 + y)5
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(4)
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7. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (x − y)4
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(4)
8. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (x − 2)5
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(4)
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9. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (2x + 1)3
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(4)
10. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (5x + 3)4
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(4)
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11. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (3x − 2)3
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(4)
12. Use Pascal’s triangle to expand (10 − 3x)4
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(4)
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13. Use Pascal's Triangle to work out the coefficient of x 3 in the expansion of
(1 + 5x)4
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(3)
14. Use Pascal's Triangle to work out the coefficient of x 2 in the expansion of
(2 + 3x)5
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(3)
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15. Use Pascal's Triangle to work out the coefficient of x 4 in the expansion of
(2 − x)6
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(3)
16. Use Pascal's Triangle to work out the coefficient of x 2 in the expansion of
(2x − 7)5
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(3)
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17. The coefficient of the x 3 term in the expansion of (x + a)4 is 256
Work out the value of a
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(3)
18. The coefficient of the x 4 term in the expansion of (a + 2x)5 is 400
Work out the value of a
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(3)
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19. The coefficient of the x 2 term in the expansion of (2x + a)5 is −1080
Work out the value of a
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(3)
20. The coefficient of the x 2 term in the expansion of (x + a)6 is 240
Find the possible values of a
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(4)
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21. The coefficient of the x 3 term in the expansion of (2x + a)5 is 3920
Find the possible values of a
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(4)
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