Standard binomial expansion coefficient

Questions asking for a coefficient in the expansion of (a + bx)^n where both terms are simple powers of x (or constants), using the standard binomial theorem directly.

37 questions

OCR MEI AS Paper 1 2022 June Q2
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  1. Determine the value of \(\frac { 100 ! } { 98 ! }\).
  2. Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 98 }\) in the expansion of \(( 1 + x ) ^ { 100 }\).
OCR MEI AS Paper 1 Specimen Q2
2 Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 4 }\) in the binomial expansion of \(( x - 3 ) ^ { 5 }\).
OCR MEI AS Paper 2 2024 June Q7
7 Determine the coefficient of \(x ^ { 5 }\) in the expansion of \(( 3 - 2 x ) ^ { 7 }\).
OCR MEI AS Paper 2 2021 November Q1
1 Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 4 }\) in the expansion of \(( 1 + 3 x ) ^ { 6 }\).
SPS SPS FM 2019 Q2
  1. Find the coefficient of the \(x ^ { 4 }\) term in \(( 2 - 3 x ) ^ { 6 }\).
  2. A sequence \(u _ { 1 } , u _ { 2 } , u _ { 3 } , \ldots\) is defined by \(u _ { n } = 3 n - 1\), for \(n \geq 1\).
    1. Find the values of \(u _ { 1 } , u _ { 2 } , u _ { 3 }\).
    2. Find
    $$\sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { 40 } u _ { n }$$
SPS SPS SM Pure 2024 September Q5
5. Find the coefficient of the term in \(x ^ { 7 }\) of the binomial expansion of $$\left( \frac { 3 } { 8 } + 4 x \right) ^ { 12 }$$ giving your answer in simplest form.
(3) \section*{(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)}
OCR Stats 1 2018 September Q6
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  1. Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 4 }\) in the expansion of \(( 3 x - 2 ) ^ { 10 }\).
  2. In the expansion of \(( 1 + 2 x ) ^ { n }\), where \(n\) is a positive integer, the coefficients of \(x ^ { 7 }\) and \(x ^ { 8 }\) are equal. Find the value of \(n\).
  3. Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the expansion of \(\frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 4 + x } }\).
OCR MEI C1 2006 June Q8
8 Calculate \({ } ^ { 6 } \mathrm { C } _ { 3 }\).
Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 3 }\) in the expansion of \(( 1 - 2 x ) ^ { 6 }\).
AQA AS Paper 1 2021 June Q1
1 Find the coefficient of the \(x\) term in the binomial expansion of \(( 3 + x ) ^ { 4 }\) Circle your answer. 122754108
AQA AS Paper 1 2022 June Q3
3 Find the coefficient of the \(x ^ { 3 }\) term in the expansion of \(\left( 3 x + \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) ^ { 4 }\)
AQA Paper 1 2023 June Q1
1 Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 7 }\) in the expansion of \(( 2 x - 3 ) ^ { 7 }\)
Circle your answer.
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AQA Paper 2 2018 June Q2
2 Find the coefficient of \(x ^ { 2 }\) in the expansion of \(( 1 + 2 x ) ^ { 7 }\)
Circle your answer. 4242184
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