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1.7.1 Binomial expansion

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Question 43
a.

The sensitivity of a signal processor, S(x)S(x)S(x), is modeled by the function

S(x)=(2x−1.5)10 S(x) = (2x - 1.5)^{10} S(x)=(2x−1.5)10

Show that the first three terms, in descending powers of xxx, of the expansion of S(x)S(x)S(x) are given by

1024x10+ax9+bx8 1024x^{10} + ax^9 + bx^8 1024x10+ax9+bx8

where aaa and bbb are integers to be found.

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b.

In a modified design, the processor response is governed by the expansion of

(2x−32x)10 \left(2x - \frac{3}{2x}\right)^{10} (2x−2x3​)10

Find the constant term in this expansion.

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1.7.1 Binomial expansion Questions

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