Find the first three terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the expansion of \(( 1 - 2 x ) ^ { 10 }\) [0pt]
[3 marks]
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Carly has lost her calculator. She uses the first three terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the expansion of \(( 1 - 2 x ) ^ { 10 }\) to evaluate \(0.998 ^ { 10 }\)
Find Carly's value for \(0.998 ^ { 10 }\) and show that it is correct to five decimal places. [0pt]
[3 marks]