OCR C2 2011 January — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicBinomial Theorem (positive integer n)
TypeBinomial times linear coefficient

1
  1. Find and simplify the first three terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), in the binomial expansion of \(( 1 + 2 x ) ^ { 7 }\).
  2. Hence find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 2 }\) in the expansion of \(( 2 - 5 x ) ( 1 + 2 x ) ^ { 7 }\).