CAIE P1 2019 March — Question 1

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

1 The coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the expansion of \(( 1 - p x ) ^ { 5 }\) is - 2160 . Find the value of the constant \(p\).