Edexcel P4 2023 October — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP4 (Pure Mathematics 4)
Year2023
SessionOctober
TopicGeneralised Binomial Theorem
TypeExpand and state validity

  1. (a) Find the first four terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the binomial expansion of
$$\frac { 8 } { ( 2 - 5 x ) ^ { 2 } }$$ writing each term in simplest form.
(b) Find the range of values of \(x\) for which this expansion is valid.