1.20: Binomial expansion and coefficient of x2x^2

0606/13/O/N/17 — Question 7 · 7 marks · Binomial

(i)
Find, in ascending powers of xx, the first 3 terms in the expansion of (2x24)6\left(2 - \tfrac{x^{2}}{4}\right)^{6}. Give each term in its simplest form.
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(ii)
Hence find the coefficient of x2x^{2} in the expansion of (2x24)6(1x+x)2\left(2 - \tfrac{x^{2}}{4}\right)^{6}\left(\tfrac{1}{x} + x\right)^{2}.
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