CAIE P1 2019 June — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicBinomial Theorem (positive integer n)
TypeSingle coefficient given directly

1 The term independent of \(x\) in the expansion of \(\left( 2 x + \frac { k } { x } \right) ^ { 6 }\), where \(k\) is a constant, is 540.
  1. Find the value of \(k\).
  2. For this value of \(k\), find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 2 }\) in the expansion.