Binomial Expansion

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Question 7
Medium
a.

Expand (16−3x)12\displaystyle (16 - 3x)^{\frac{1}{2}}(16−3x)21​ in ascending powers of x x\,x up to and including the term in x3x^3x3.

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b.

Write down the range of values of x x\,x for which the expansion is valid.

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c.

Use your expansion, with a suitable value of xxx, to find the value of 15.7 \sqrt{15.7}\,15.7​ correct to 5 significant figures.

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