Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Series

Series — practice question

(a)[3]

Find the first three terms of the expansion of $(3 - 2x)^5$ in ascending powers of $x$.

(b)[3]

Hence find the coefficient of $x^2$ in the expansion of $(4 + x)^2(3 - 2x)^5$.

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