OCR MEI C4 2008 January — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2008
SessionJanuary
TopicGeneralised Binomial Theorem
TypeMultiply by polynomial

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  1. Find the first three terms in the binomial expansion of \(\frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 1 - 2 x } }\). State the set of values of \(x\) for which the expansion is valid.
  2. Hence find the first three terms in the series expansion of \(\frac { 1 + 2 x } { \sqrt { 1 - 2 x } }\).