Edexcel C2 2011 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicBinomial Theorem (positive integer n)
TypeCoefficient relationship between terms

2. (a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the binomial expansion of $$( 3 + b x ) ^ { 5 }$$ where \(b\) is a non-zero constant. Give each term in its simplest form. Given that, in this expansion, the coefficient of \(x ^ { 2 }\) is twice the coefficient of \(x\),
(b) find the value of \(b\).