USING PASCAL TRIANGLE TO EXPAND BINOMIALS WORKSHEET

Use the binomial expansion of (a + b)³ to expand and simplify:

Problem 1 :

(x + 1)³

Solution

Problem 2 :

(3x - 1)³

Solution

Problem 3 :

(2x + 5)³

Problem 4 :

(2x + 1/x)³

Solution

Problem 5 :

Expand and simplify:

(1 + √2)³

Solution

Problem 6 :

Find the second term of the expansion (x + 16

Solution

Problem 7 :

If (x - 2y)³ = Ax³ + Bx² + Cx + D

find A + B + C + D.

Solution

Answer Key

1)  (x + 1)³ = x³ + 3x² + 3x + 1

2)  (3x - 1)³ = 27x³ - 27x² + 9x - 1

3)  (2x + 5)³ = 8x³ + 60x² + 150x + 125

4)  (2x + 1/x)³ = 8x³ + 12x + 6/x + 1/x³

5)  (1 + √2)³ = 7 + 5√2

6)  48x²

7)   -1

Use the binomial expansion of (a + b)³ to expand and simplify:

Problem 1 :

(x + 1)³

Solution

Problem 2 :

(x - 2)4

Solution

Problem 3 :

(2x + 3)4

Solution

Problem 4 :

(x + 1/x)4

Solution

Problem 5 :

(2x - 1/x)4

Solution

Problem 6 :

Expand (2 + x)6

(2 + x)6

Solution

Problem 7 :

Use the expansion of a to find the value of (2.01)6.

Solution

Problem 8 :

Expand and simplify (2x + 3) (x + 1)4.

Solution

Problem 9 :

Find the coefficient of:

a³b² in the expansion of (3a + b)5

Solution

Problem 10 :

a³b3 in the expansion of (2a + 3b)6.

Solution

Answer Key

1)  (x + 1)³ = x³ + 3x² + 3x + 1

2)  (x - 2)4 = x4 - 8x³ + 24x² - 32x + 16

.3)  (2x + 3)4 = 16x4 + 96x³ + 216x² + 216x + 81

4)  (x + 1/x)4 = x4 + 4x² + 6 + 4/x² + 1/x4

5)  (2x - 1/x)4 = 16x4 - 32x² + 24 - 8/x² + 1/x4

6)  (2 + x)6 = 64 + 192x + 240x2 + 160x3 + 60x4 + 12x5 + x6

7)  65.944

8)   2x5 + 11x4 + 24x3 + 26x2 + 14x + 3

9)  (3a + b)5 = 243a5 + 135a4b + 270a3b2 + 90a2b3 + 15ab4 + b5

10)  4320.

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