Standard binomial expansion

Expand (a+bx)^n where the expression contains only x as the variable, with no reciprocal terms.

19 questions · Easy -1.1

1.04a Binomial expansion: (a+b)^n for positive integer n
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Edexcel C2 2012 June Q1
4 marks Easy -1.2
Find expansion of
Edexcel C2 2013 June Q2
5 marks Easy -1.2
2. (a) Use the binomial theorem to find all the terms of the expansion of $$( 2 + 3 x ) ^ { 4 }$$ Give each term in its simplest form.
(b) Write down the expansion of $$( 2 - 3 x ) ^ { 4 }$$ in ascending powers of \(x\), giving each term in its simplest form.
Edexcel C2 2017 June Q1
4 marks Easy -1.2
  1. Find the first 4 terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the binomial expansion of
$$\left( 3 - \frac { 1 } { 3 } x \right) ^ { 5 }$$ giving each term in its simplest form. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{752efc6c-8d0e-46a6-b75d-5125956969d8-03_104_107_2631_1774}
OCR MEI C1 2015 June Q7
4 marks Easy -1.2
7 Find and simplify the binomial expansion of \(( 3 x - 2 ) ^ { 4 }\).
OCR MEI C1 Q1
4 marks Moderate -0.8
1 Find and simplify the binomial expansion of \(( 3 x - 2 ) ^ { 4 }\).
OCR MEI C1 Q9
4 marks Easy -1.3
9 Expand \(\left( 1 + \frac { 1 } { 2 } x \right) ^ { 4 }\), simplifying the coefficients.
OCR MEI C1 Q18
4 marks Easy -1.2
18 Find the binomial expansion of \(( 2 + x ) ^ { 4 }\), writing each term as simply as possible.
OCR C2 2006 June Q1
4 marks Moderate -0.8
1 Find the binomial expansion of \(( 3 x - 2 ) ^ { 4 }\).
OCR MEI C1 2016 June Q6
4 marks Easy -1.2
6 Find the binomial expansion of \(( 1 - 5 x ) ^ { 4 }\), expressing the terms as simply as possible.
CAIE FP1 2016 November Q4
6 marks Challenging +1.2
4 Using factorials, show that \(\binom { n } { r - 1 } + \binom { n } { r } = \binom { n + 1 } { r }\). Hence prove by mathematical induction that $$( a + x ) ^ { n } = \binom { n } { 0 } a ^ { n } + \binom { n } { 1 } a ^ { n - 1 } x + \ldots + \binom { n } { r } a ^ { n - r } x ^ { r } + \ldots + \binom { n } { n } x ^ { n }$$ for every positive integer \(n\).
OCR MEI AS Paper 1 2018 June Q2
4 marks Easy -1.8
2 Find the binomial expansion of \(( 3 - 2 x ) ^ { 3 }\).
AQA C2 2012 January Q5
8 marks Moderate -0.8
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    1. Describe the geometrical transformation that maps the graph of \(y = \left( 1 + \frac { x } { 3 } \right) ^ { 6 }\) onto the graph of \(y = ( 1 + 2 x ) ^ { 6 }\).
    2. The curve \(y = \left( 1 + \frac { x } { 3 } \right) ^ { 6 }\) is translated by the vector \(\left[ \begin{array} { l } 3 \\ 0 \end{array} \right]\) to give the curve \(y = \mathrm { g } ( x )\). Find an expression for \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\), simplifying your answer.
  1. The first four terms in the binomial expansion of \(\left( 1 + \frac { x } { 3 } \right) ^ { 6 }\) are \(1 + a x + b x ^ { 2 } + c x ^ { 3 }\). Find the values of the constants \(a , b\) and \(c\), giving your answers in their simplest form.
OCR AS Pure 2017 Specimen Q10
7 marks Moderate -0.8
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  1. Write down and simplify the first four terms in the expansion of \(( x + y ) ^ { 7 }\).
    Give your answer in ascending powers of \(x\).
  2. Given that the terms in \(x ^ { 2 } y ^ { 5 }\) and \(x ^ { 3 } y ^ { 4 }\) in this expansion are equal, find the value of \(\frac { x } { y }\).
  3. A hospital consultant has seven appointments every day. The number of these appointments which start late on a randomly chosen day is denoted by \(L\).
    The variable \(L\) is modelled by the distribution \(\mathrm { B } \left( 7 , \frac { 3 } { 8 } \right)\). Show that, in this model, the hospital consultant is equally likely to have two appointments start late or three appointments start late.
Edexcel C2 Q1
4 marks Easy -1.2
Find the first three terms, in ascending powers of \(x\), of the binomial expansion of \((3 + 2x)^5\), giving each term in its simplest form. [4]
OCR MEI C1 2006 January Q3
4 marks Easy -1.8
Find the binomial expansion of \((2 + x)^4\), writing each term as simply as possible. [4]
OCR MEI C1 2010 June Q7
4 marks Easy -1.2
Expand \((1 + \frac{1}{2}x)^4\), simplifying the coefficients. [4]
OCR C2 Specimen Q1
5 marks Easy -1.2
Expand \((1-2x)^4\) in ascending powers of \(x\), simplifying the coefficients. [5]
Edexcel C2 Q1
4 marks Easy -1.2
Expand \((3 - 2x)^4\) in ascending powers of \(x\) and simplify each coefficient. [4]
SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 October Q3
3 marks Easy -1.8
Expand \((x - 2y)^5\). [3]