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Question 61

Medium

Given that $k$ is a constant and the binomial expansion of $1+kx,∣kx∣<1\sqrt{1 + kx}, \quad |kx| < 1$ in ascending powers of $x$ up to the term in $x^3$ is $\frac{1}{4}x + Ax^2 + Bx^3$

(i) find the value of $k$ ,

(ii) find the value of the constant $A$ and the constant $B$ .

[5]

Use the expansion to find an approximate value to $1.2\sqrt{1.2}$ .

Show your working and give your answer to 6 decimal places.

[4]

Binomial Expansion

Question 61

Binomial Expansion Questions

Binomial Expansion

Question 61

Binomial Expansion Questions