1. If the coefficient of x^3 is triple that of x in the expansion of (1- x/2 )^n, where n is a positive integer, find the value of n.
answer:10
2. Given that the expansion of (a+x)(1-2x)^n in ascending powers of x is 3-41x+bx^2+..., find the values of the constants a, n and b.
answer: a=3, n=7, b=238
3. If n is a positive integer and the coefficient of x^2 in the expansion of (1+x)^n+(1+2x)^n is 75, find the value(s) of n.
answer: 6
4.Given e^x + e^-x =20, find the value of e^2x + e^-2x.
answer: 398
5. Let y=1-e^-3x. Prove that x=1/3ln1/1-y.
6. In the expansion of (x- 3/x)^2(1+2x)^n, the constant term is 210. Find the value of n.
7(a). Given that (1+ax)^n=1-12x+60x^2+bx^3+ terms involving the higher powers of x, find the values of a, b and n.
(b). Using (a) or otherwise, in the expansion of (1+ax)^n(1-x), where a and n are the values found in (a), find:
(i) the coefficient of x^2;
(ii) the coefficient of x^3.