Binomial times linear coefficient

The polynomial multiplying the binomial expansion is linear (degree 1), requiring multiplication of the binomial expansion by a simple linear expression like (a + bx).

10 questions

CAIE P1 2024 June Q1
1 Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 2 }\) in the expansion of $$( 2 - 5 x ) ( 1 + 3 x ) ^ { 10 }$$
CAIE P1 2004 June Q4
4 Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the expansion of
  1. \(( 1 + 2 x ) ^ { 6 }\),
  2. \(( 1 - 3 x ) ( 1 + 2 x ) ^ { 6 }\).
CAIE P1 2015 June Q3
3
  1. Find the coefficients of \(x ^ { 2 }\) and \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the expansion of \(( 2 - x ) ^ { 6 }\).
  2. Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the expansion of \(( 3 x + 1 ) ( 2 - x ) ^ { 6 }\).
CAIE P1 2010 November Q1
1
  1. Find the first 3 terms in the expansion, in ascending powers of \(x\), of \(\left( 1 - 2 x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { 8 }\).
  2. Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 4 }\) in the expansion of \(\left( 2 - x ^ { 2 } \right) \left( 1 - 2 x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { 8 }\).
CAIE P1 2012 November Q4
4
  1. Find the first 3 terms in the expansion of \(\left( 2 x - x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { 6 }\) in ascending powers of \(x\).
  2. Hence find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 8 }\) in the expansion of \(( 2 + x ) \left( 2 x - x ^ { 2 } \right) ^ { 6 }\).
Edexcel P2 2024 June Q1
  1. (a) Find the first four terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the binomial expansion of
$$\left( 1 - \frac { 1 } { 6 } x \right) ^ { 9 }$$ giving each term in simplest form.
(b) Hence find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the expansion of $$( 10 x + 3 ) \left( 1 - \frac { 1 } { 6 } x \right) ^ { 9 }$$ giving the answer in simplest form.
Edexcel C2 2014 June Q3
3. (a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the binomial expansion of $$( 2 - 3 x ) ^ { 6 }$$ giving each term in its simplest form.
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the expansion of $$\left( 1 + \frac { x } { 2 } \right) ( 2 - 3 x ) ^ { 6 }$$
Edexcel C2 2016 June Q5
  1. (a) Find the first 3 terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the binomial expansion of
$$( 2 - 9 x ) ^ { 4 }$$ giving each term in its simplest form. $$f ( x ) = ( 1 + k x ) ( 2 - 9 x ) ^ { 4 } , \text { where } k \text { is a constant }$$ The expansion, in ascending powers of \(x\), of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) up to and including the term in \(x ^ { 2 }\) is $$A - 232 x + B x ^ { 2 }$$ where \(A\) and \(B\) are constants.
(b) Write down the value of \(A\).
(c) Find the value of \(k\).
(d) Hence find the value of \(B\).
OCR C2 2011 January Q1
1
  1. Find and simplify the first three terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), in the binomial expansion of \(( 1 + 2 x ) ^ { 7 }\).
  2. Hence find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 2 }\) in the expansion of \(( 2 - 5 x ) ( 1 + 2 x ) ^ { 7 }\).
Edexcel C2 Q1
  1. Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 2 }\) in the expansion of
$$( 1 + x ) ( 1 - x ) ^ { 6 }$$