CAIE P1 2020 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicBinomial Theorem (positive integer n)

4
  1. Expand \(( 1 + a ) ^ { 5 }\) in ascending powers of \(a\) up to and including the term in \(a ^ { 3 }\).
  2. Hence expand \(\left[ 1 + \left( x + x ^ { 2 } \right) \right] ^ { 5 }\) in ascending powers of \(x\) up to and including the term in \(x ^ { 3 }\), simplifying your answer.