Edexcel C2 — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicBinomial Theorem (positive integer n)
TypeSubstitution into binomial expansion

4. (a) Expand \(( 2 + y ) ^ { 6 }\) in ascending powers of \(y\) as far as the term in \(y ^ { 3 }\), simplifying each coefficient.
(b) Hence expand ( \(\left. 2 + x - x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { 6 }\) in ascending powers of \(x\) as far as the term in \(x ^ { 3 }\), simplifying each coefficient.