Alevelsb p1 Ex8c
Alevelsb p1 Ex8c
Alevelsb p1 Ex8c
4 4 4
1 a (1 + x)4 = 14 + 13 x + 12 x 2 + 1x 3 + x 4
1 2 3
2 3 4
= 1 + 4x + 6x + 4x + x
4 4 4
b (3 + x)4 = 34 + 33 x + 32 x 2 + 3 x 3 + x 4
1 2 3
= 81 + 108x + 54x + 12x + x4
2 3
4 4 4
c (4 − x)4 = 44 + 43 (− x) + 42 (− x) 2 + 4(− x)3 + (− x) 4
1 2 3
= 256 − 256x + 96x − 16x + x
2 3 4
4 4 4
e (1 + 2x)4 = 14 + 13 (2 x) + 12 (2 x) 2 + 1(2 x)3 + (2 x) 4
1 2 3
2 3 4
= 1 + 8x + 24x + 32x + 16x
4 4 4
4
1 1 1 1 1
f 1 − x = 14 + 13 (− x) + 12 (− x) 2 + 1(− x)3 + (− x) 4
2 1 2 2 2 3 2 2
3 1 1 4
= 1 − 2x + x2 − x3 + x
2 2 16
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10 1 10 1 10 1
10 2 3
1
2 e 2 − x = 210 + 29 − x + 28 − x + 27 − x + . . .
2 1 2 2 2 3 2
= 1 × 1024 + 10 × (−256x) + 45 × 64x2 + 120 × (−16x3) + . . .
= 1024 − 2560x + 2880x2 − 1920x3 + . . .
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5 5 5
4 d (1 − 3x)5 = 15 + 14(−3x) + 13(−3x)2 + 12(−3x)3 + . . .
1 2 3
= 1 − 15x + 90x − 270x + . . .
2 3
3 3
f (3 − 2x)3 = 33 + 32(−2x) + 3(−2x)2 + (−2x)3
1 2
= 27 − 54x + 36x − 8x3
2
4 4 4
h (4 + x)4 = 44 + 43 x + 42 x 2 + 4 x 3 + . . .
1 2 3
2 3
= 256 + 256x + 96x + 16x + . . .
6 6
5 (2 − x)6 = 26 + 25 (− x) + 24 (− x) 2 + . . .
1 2
= 64 − 192x + 240x2 + . . .
5 5
6 (3 − 2x)5 = 35 + 34 (−2 x) + 33 (−2 x) 2 + . . .
1 2
= 243 − 810x + 1080x2 + . . .
5 4 1 5 3 1 5 2 1 5 1 1
5 2 3 4 5
1
x + = x + 1 x + 2 x + 3 x + 4 x +
5
7
x x x x x x
10 5 1
= x5 + 5 x3 + 10 x + + 3 + 5
x x x
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Challenge
4 4 4
a (a + b)4 = a 4 + a 3b + a 2b 2 + ab3 + b 4
1 2 3
= a + 4a b + 6a b + 4ab + b4
4 3 2 2 3
4 4 4
(a − b)4 = a 4 + a 3 (−b) + a 2 (−b) 2 + a (−b)3 + (−b) 4
1 2 3
= a − 4a b + 6a b − 4ab + b
4 3 2 2 3 4
(a + b)4 − (a − b)4 = (a4 + 4a3b + 6a2b2 + 4ab3 + b4) − (a4 − 4a3b + 6a2b2 − 4ab3 + b4)
= 8a3b + 8ab3
= 8ab(a2 + b2)
b 82 896 = 174 − 54
a = 11 and b = 6
= 8 × 11 × 6 × (112 + 62)
= 8 × 11 × 6 × 157
= 23 × 11 × 2 × 3 × 157
= 24 × 3 × 11 × 157
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