CAIE P1 2024 November — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2024
SessionNovember
TopicBinomial Theorem (positive integer n)
TypeProduct with unknown constant to determine

3
  1. Find the coefficients of \(x ^ { 3 }\) and \(x ^ { 4 }\) in the expansion of \(( 3 - a x ) ^ { 5 }\), where \(a\) is a constant. Give your answers in terms of \(a\).
  2. Given that the coefficient of \(x ^ { 4 }\) in the expansion of \(( a x + 7 ) ( 3 - a x ) ^ { 5 }\) is 240 , find the positive value of \(a\).
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