CAIE P1 2012 November — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2012
SessionNovember
TopicBinomial Theorem (positive integer n)
TypeSingle coefficient given directly

1 In the expansion of \(\left( x ^ { 2 } - \frac { a } { x } \right) ^ { 7 }\), the coefficient of \(x ^ { 5 }\) is - 280 . Find the value of the constant \(a\).