
INTRODUCTORY EXERCISES - Expanding Binomials
(1) Evaluate the following binomial coefficients:
(i)
100
98
(ii)
10
5
(2) Evaluate the following expressions:
(i)
7
+
7
+
7
+
7
+
7
+
7
+
7
+
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
(ii)
7
-
7
+
7
-
7
+
7
-
7
+
7
-
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
(3) Use the Binomial Theorem to expand the given expressions:
(i) ( x + y2 )5
(ii) ( 1 + 1/x )6
(iii) ( x + 2/x )4
