2025 CGS PRELIMS P2 Q6

2025 CGS PRELIMS P2 Q6

Secondary 4
8 marks
2025 Crescent Girls' School Prelims A Math Paper 2

It is given that \(\left(x+\frac{k}{x^2}\right)^n\) is a binomial expansion where \(k\) and \(n\) are positive constants.

  1. Write down the first 4 terms in the expansion \(\left(x+\frac{k}{x^2}\right)^5\) in terms of \(k\).[2]
  2. Hence, find the value of \(k\) if the term independent of \(x\) in the expansion \(\left(5x+\frac{3}{x^2}\right)\left(x+\frac{k}{x^2}\right)^5\) is 5.[3]
  3. By using the formula for the general term, suggest two possible powers of \(n\) such that \(\left(x+\frac{k}{x^2}\right)^n\) contains a term independent of \(x\).[3]

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Answer:(a) \(x^5+5kx^2+10k^2x^{-1}+10k^3x^{-4}\) (b) \(k=\frac{1}{5}\) (c) \(n=3\) or \(6\)

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