Edexcel C4 2008 January — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2008
SessionJanuary
TopicGeneralised Binomial Theorem
TypeForm (a+bx)^n requiring factorisation

2. (a) Use the binomial theorem to expand $$( 8 - 3 x ) ^ { \frac { 1 } { 3 } } , \quad | x | < \frac { 8 } { 3 }$$ in ascending powers of \(x\), up to and including the term in \(x ^ { 3 }\), giving each term as a simplified fraction.
(b) Use your expansion, with a suitable value of \(x\), to obtain an approximation to \(\sqrt [ 3 ] { } ( 7.7 )\). Give your answer to 7 decimal places.