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1.7.1 Binomial expansion

1.7.1 Binomial expansion

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Question 10

In the binomial expansion of (1+bx)n(1 + bx)^n(1+bx)n, where n n\,n is a rational number and b b\,b is a positive constant, the coefficient of x x\,x is 6 and the coefficient of x2 x^2\,x2 is -18.

a.

Show that n=12\displaystyle n = \frac{1}{2}n=21​ and find the value of bbb.

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b.

State, using set notation, the range of values of x x\,x for which the expansion is valid.

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c.

Find the coefficient of x3 x^3\,x3 in the expansion.

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