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1.4 Sequences and Series

1.4 Sequences and Series

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Question 9
a.

Find the binomial expansion of (2−3x)−1(2 - 3x)^{-1}(2−3x)−1 up to and including the term in x2x^2x2, giving each coefficient in its simplest form.

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b.

Show that the first three terms of this expansion form a geometric sequence, and state the common ratio.

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c.

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

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1.4 Sequences and Series Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /1.4 Sequences and Series

308 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 1.4 Sequences and Series, covering 1.4.1 Binomial expansion for positive integer n, 1.4.2 Link to binomial probabilities, 1.4.3 Binomial expansion for rational n (A-level only), 1.4.4 Validity of the expansion (A-level only), 1.4.5 Sequences (A-level only), 1.4.6 Increasing, decreasing and periodic sequences (A-level only), 1.4.7 Sigma notation (A-level only), 1.4.8 Arithmetic sequences and series (A-level only), 1.4.9 Geometric sequences and series (A-level only), 1.4.10 Sum to infinity of a geometric series (A-level only), and 1.4.11 Modelling with sequences and series (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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