Edexcel C2 2014 January — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2014
SessionJanuary
TopicBinomial Theorem (positive integer n)
TypeFirst few terms given find parameters

  1. The first three terms in ascending powers of \(x\) in the binomial expansion of \(( 1 + p x ) ^ { 12 }\) are given by
$$1 + 18 x + q x ^ { 2 }$$ where \(p\) and \(q\) are constants.
Find the value of \(p\) and the value of \(q\).