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THE BINOMIAL SERIES ( 1 + x )n

1. Use the Binomial Theorem to expand up to the term in x2:

1
a) b) ( 4  2 x)
(1  3x) 2

2. Expand the following up to the term in x3.

1 1 1
a) (1  8x) b) c) d)
(1  2 x ) 2 3 x (9  4 x)

3. Expand ( 1 + x )-3 up to the term in x2.

1
Use the result to find the exact value given by the expression for .
1.00013

4. Expand (4  x) up to the term in x2, and use the result to find 3.97 to
5d.p.
1
5. Expand (1  4 x) 2 up to the term in x3.
1
Explain why it is not possible to let x  to find 3 from the expansion.
2
1
By letting x  use the expansion to estimate 5 to 4 d.p.
16

1 1 3x
6. Show that   .
1  x 1  2 x (1  x)(1  2 x)
x
Hence expand up to the term in x3. State the range of values
(1  x)(1  2 x)
of x for which the expansion is valid.

1
7. Find the first 4 terms in the expansion of . Find the coefficient of xn.
(1  x) 2

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Selected Answers:

x x2 1 x x2
1. b) 2   2. a) 1 + 4x – 8x2 + .. b) 1 + 4x + 12x2 + .. c)    ..
2 16 3 9 27
1 2x 2x 2
d)    .. 3. 0.99970006 4. 1.99249 5. 1 + 2x – 2x2 + 4x3 ; 2.2363
3 27 81

6. x – x2 + 3x3 ; -0.5 < x < 0.5 7. ( -1 )n ( n + 1 ).

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