CAIE P1 2016 March — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2016
SessionMarch
TopicBinomial Theorem (positive integer n)
TypeCoefficient zero after multiplying binomial

1
  1. Find the coefficients of \(x ^ { 4 }\) and \(x ^ { 5 }\) in the expansion of \(( 1 - 2 x ) ^ { 5 }\).
  2. It is given that, when \(( 1 + p x ) ( 1 - 2 x ) ^ { 5 }\) is expanded, there is no term in \(x ^ { 5 }\). Find the value of the constant \(p\).