CAIE P1 2023 November — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2023
SessionNovember
TopicBinomial Theorem (positive integer n)
TypeBinomial times quadratic coefficient

1
  1. Expand \(( 1 + 3 x ) ^ { 6 }\) in ascending powers of \(x\) up to, and including, the term in \(x ^ { 2 }\).
  2. Hence find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 2 }\) in the expansion of \(\left( 1 - 7 x + x ^ { 2 } \right) ( 1 + 3 x ) ^ { 6 }\).