IB Math SL

Binomial Theorem
PAPER 1
5 8
1. Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (3x 2) .
(Total 4 marks)

3 4 7
2. Find the coefficient of a b in the expansion of (5a + b) .
(Total 4 marks)

5 7 12
3. Find the coefficient of a b in the expansion of (a + b) .
(Total 4 marks)

9
2
4. Determine the constant term in the expansion of x 2 .
x
(Total 4 marks)

5. Use the binomial theorem to complete this expansion.

4 4 3
(3x + 2y) = 81x + 216x y +...
(Total 4 marks)

4 4 2 4 3
Consider the binomial expansion (1 x) 1 x x x x .
4 4
6.
1
2
3

4 4 4
(a) By substituting x = 1 into both sides, or otherwise, evaluate .
1 2 3
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
(b) Evaluate .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(Total 4 marks)

9
1
7. Consider the expansion of 3x 2 .
x
(a) How many terms are there in this expansion?

(b) Find the constant term in this expansion.

(Total 6 marks)

3 5
8. Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (2 x) .
(Total 6 marks)

10 2 7
9. Find the term containing x in the expansion of (5 + 2x ) .
(Total 6 marks)

10. Complete the following expansion.

4
(2 + ax) = 16 + 32ax +
(Total 6 marks)
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10 3
11. When the expression (2 + ax) is expanded, the coefficient of the term in x is 414 720. Find the value of a.
(Total 6 marks)

3 8
12. Find the term containing x in the expansion of (2 3x) .
(Total 6 marks)

2 5
13. Consider the expansion of (x 2) .
(a) Write down the number of terms in this expansion.

(b) The first four terms of the expansion in descending powers of x are
10 8 6 4
x 10x + 40x + Ax + ...
Find the value of A.
(Total 6 marks)

14.
Given that 3 7 3
= p + q 7 where p and q are integers, find

(a) p;

(b) q.
(Total 6 marks)

3 6
15. Consider the expansion of the expression (x 3x) .
(a) Write down the number of terms in this expansion.
12
(b) Find the term in x .
(Total 6 marks)

10 8 2
16. One of the terms of the expansion of (x + 2y) is ax y . Find the value of a.
(Total 6 marks)

4
1
17. (a) Expand e in terms of e.
e
(4)
4 4
1 1
(b) Express e + e as the sum of three terms.
e e
(2)
(Total 6 marks)
PAPER 2
8
3 2
18. Find the term in x in the expansion of x 3 .
3
(Total 5 marks)