Find the first three terms, in ascending powers of xxx, of the binomial expansion of
14+x\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{4 + x}}4+x1
giving each coefficient in its simplest form.
Hence find the first three terms, in ascending powers of xxx, of the binomial expansion of
14−x2\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{4 - x^2}}4−x21
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.