Lesson D1

D1 Binomial expansion Quiz: AQA Maths, Unit 4

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the value of 5!?

    • 60
    • 5
    • 25
    • 120
  2. What is the value of 5C2?

    • 20
    • 5
    • 7
    • 10
  3. Which formula gives nCr?

    • r!/(n!(n - r)!)
    • n!/r!
    • (n - r)!/(n! r!)
    • n!/(r!(n - r)!)
  4. In the expansion of (1 + x)^4, what is the coefficient of x^2?

    • 6
    • 1
    • 4
    • 12
  5. What is the coefficient of x^3 in (1 + 2x)^5?

    • 10
    • 20
    • 80
    • 40
  6. What are the first three terms of (1 - x)^3?

    • 1 - 3x + 3x^2
    • 1 - 3x + 9x^2
    • 1 + 3x + 3x^2
    • 1 - x + x^2
  7. For which values of x is the expansion of (1 + 2x)^(-1) valid?

    • |x| < 1
    • |x| < 1/2
    • |x| < 2
    • All real x
  8. What are the first three terms of (1 + x)^(1/2)?

    • 1 + x/2 - x^2/4
    • 1 + 2x - x^2/8
    • 1 + x/2 - x^2/8
    • 1 + x/2 + x^2/8
  9. Using (1 + x)^(-2) = 1 - 2x + 3x^2 + ..., what is the coefficient of x^2?

    • 6
    • -3
    • 3
    • 2
  10. What is the coefficient of x^2 in (1 + 2x)^10?

    • 90
    • 45
    • 180
    • 360
  11. What is the constant term in the expansion of (x + 1/x)^6?

    • 20
    • 15
    • 6
    • 0
  12. A binomial distribution X ~ B(5, 0.3). What is P(X = 2)?

    • 0.3087
    • 0.1543
    • 0.3
    • 0.1323
  13. What is the coefficient of x in (3 + x)^4?

    • 108
    • 27
    • 12
    • 36
  14. In (1 + kx)^6 the coefficient of x is 12. What is k?

    • k = 1/2
    • k = 2
    • k = 12
    • k = 6
  15. Does the expansion of (2x - 1/x)^3 have a constant term?

    • Yes, with value 12
    • Yes, with value -6
    • No, since 3 - 2r = 0 has no integer solution
    • Yes, with value 6
  16. Use the expansion (1 + x)^(1/3) = 1 + x/3 - x^2/9 + ... with x = 0.03 to approximate 1.03^(1/3).

    • 1.01
    • 1.03
    • 1.0033
    • 1.0099
  17. What is the coefficient of x^3 in (1 - 2x)^(1/2)?

    • -4
    • 1/2
    • -1/16
    • -1/2
  18. If (1 + ax)^(-1) = 1 + 3x + 9x^2 + ..., what is a?

    • a = 3
    • a = 9
    • a = -9
    • a = -3
  19. What are the first three terms of (1 - x/2)^(-2)?

    • 1 + x + 3x^2/4
    • 1 + 2x + 3x^2/4
    • 1 + x + 3x^2/2
    • 1 - x + 3x^2/4
  20. How many terms does the expansion of (1 + x)^12 have?

    • 144
    • 78
    • 12
    • 13

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