CIE IGCSE ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS

(0606)

TOPICAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS

TOPIC 12:
SERIES

Chapter 12-SERIES
Compiled from:
Paper 2
Variants 1, 2 and 3
2016- 2020
Source: 0606/21/M/J/16 - Question No. 8

1 (a) (i) Use the Binomial Theorem to expand ^a + bh4 , giving each term in its simplest form. [2]

J 1N
4
(ii) Hence find the term independent of x in the expansion of K2x + O . [2]
L 5xP

J xN
n
5n
3
(b) The coefficient of x in the expansion of 1 +
K O equals . Find the value of the positive
2P 12
integer n. L [3]

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2 (i) Given that a is a constant, expand (2 + ax) 4 , in ascending powers of x, simplifying each term of
your expansion. [2]

Given also that the coefficient of x2 is equal to the coefficient of x3,

(ii) show that a = 3, [1]

(iii) use your expansion to show that the value of 1.974 is 15.1 to 1 decimal place. [2]

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Source: 0606/21/M/J/20 - Question No. 8

3 (a) Expand (2 - x) 5, simplifying each coefficient. [3]

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Source: 0606/21/O/N/17 - Question No. 9

4 (i) Expand (1 + x)4, simplifying all coefficients. [1]

(ii) Expand (6 - x)4, simplifying all coefficients. [2]

(iii) Hence express (6 - x)4 - (1+ x)4 = 175 in the form ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0, where a, b, c and d
are integers. [2]

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Source: 0606/21/O/N/17 - Question No. 9

(iv) Show that x = 2 is a solution of the equation in part (iii) and show that this equation has no other
real roots. [5]

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Source: 0606/21/O/N/19 - Question No. 10

5 (i) Expand (3 + x) 4 evaluating each coefficient. [3]

In the expansion of bx - l (3 + x) 4 the coefficient of x is zero.

p
x
(ii) Find the value of the constant p. [2]

(iii) Hence find the term independent of x. [1]

(iv) Show that the coefficient of x2 is 90. [2]

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Source: 0606/21/O/N/20 - Question No. 5

The first three terms in the expansion of `a + bxj (1 + x)

5
6 are 32 - 208x + cx 2 . Find the value of
each of the integers a, b and c. [7]

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Source: 0606/22/M/J/19 - Question No. 8

(a) In the binomial expansion of ba - l , the coefficient of x 3 is 120 times the coefficient of x 5 . Find
x6
7
2
the possible values of the constant a. [4]

(b) (i) Expand (1 + 2x) 20 in ascending powers of x, as far as the term in x 3. Simplify each term. [2]

(ii) Use your expansion to show that the value of 0.9820 is 0.67 to 2 decimal places. [2]

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Source: 0606/22/M/J/20 - Question No. 10

8 (a) The first 5 terms of a sequence are given below.

4 -2 1 - 0.5 0.25

(i) Find the 20th term of the sequence. [2]

(ii) Explain why the sum to infinity exists for this sequence and find the value of this sum. [2]

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Source: 0606/22/M/J/20 - Question No. 10

(b) The tenth term of an arithmetic progression is 15 times the second term. The sum of the first
6 terms of the progression is 87.

(i) Find the common difference of the progression. [4]

(ii) For this progression, the nth term is 6990. Find the value of n. [3]

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Source: 0606/22/O/N/20 - Question No. 7

9 A geometric progression has a first term of 3 and a second term of 2.4. For this progression, find

(a) the sum of the first 8 terms, [3]

(b) the sum to infinity, [1]

(c) the least number of terms for which the sum is greater than 95% of the sum to infinity. [4]

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Source: 0606/23/M/J/16 - Question No. 8

10 (a) (i) Use the Binomial Theorem to expand ^a + bh4 , giving each term in its simplest form. [2]

J 1N
4
(ii) Hence find the term independent of x in the expansion of K2x + O . [2]
L 5xP

J xN
n
5n
3
(b) The coefficient of x in the expansion of 1 +
K O equals . Find the value of the positive
2P 12
integer n. L [3]

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Source: 0606/23/M/J/17 - Question No. 6

11 The first three terms of the binomial expansion of ^2 - axhn are 64 - 16bx + 100bx 2 . Find the value of
each of the integers n, a and b. [7]

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Source: 0606/23/M/J/19 - Question No. 8

8
12 (a) (i) Given that ex 2 - 1 o = x 16 - 4x 13 + qx 10 + rx 7 + f, find the value of each of the constants p,
px
q and r. [3]

8
Explain why there is no term independent of x in the binomial expansion of ex 2 - o .
1
(ii) [1]
px

n
(b) In the binomial expansion of e1 - o , where n is a positive integer, the coefficient of x is 30. Form
x
2
an equation in n and hence find the value of n. [4]

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Source: 0606/23/M/J/20 - Question No. 9

13 DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR IN THIS QUESTION.

(a) Find the term independent of x in the binomial expansion of b3x - 1x l .

6
[2]

(b) In the expansion of b1 + l the coefficient of x4 is half the coefficient of x6. Find the value of
xn
2
the positive constant n. [6]

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Source: 0606/23/O/N/19 - Question No. 3

14 The first four terms in the expansion of (1 + ax) 5 (2 + bx) are 2 + 32x + 210x 2 + cx 3 , where a, b and c are
integers. Show that 3a 2 - 16a + 21 = 0 and hence find the values of a, b and c. [8]

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Source: 0606/23/O/N/20 - Question No. 10

15 (a) The sum of the first 4 terms of an arithmetic progression is 38 and the sum of the next 4 terms is
86. Find the first term and the common difference. [5]

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(b) The third term of a geometric progression is 12 and the sixth term is - 96 . Find the sum of the first
10 terms of this progression. [6]

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