Edexcel C2 2018 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicBinomial Theorem (positive integer n)
TypeSingle coefficient given directly

  1. (a) Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the binomial expansion of
$$( 2 + k x ) ^ { 7 }$$ where \(k\) is a non-zero constant. Give each term in its simplest form. Given that the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in this expansion is 1890
(b) find the value of \(k\).