2025 AHS PRELIMS P1 Q6

2025 AHS PRELIMS P1 Q6

Secondary 4
6 marks

The binomial expansion of \((1+px)^n\) where \(n > 0\), in ascending powers of \(x\) is

\[1-12x+28p^2x^2+qx^3+\ldots\]

Find the value of \(p\), of \(n\) and of \(q\).[6]

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Answer:\(p=-\dfrac{3}{2},\quad n=8,\quad q=-189\)

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