2.4: Binomial expansions and cubic equation

0606/21/O/N/17 — Question 9 · 10 marks · Binomial

(i)
Expand (1+x)4(1 + x)^{4}, simplifying all coefficients.
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(ii)
Expand (6x)4(6 - x)^{4}, simplifying all coefficients.
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(iii)
Hence express (6x)4(1+x)4=175(6 - x)^{4} - (1 + x)^{4} = 175 in the form ax3+bx2+cx+d=0ax^{3} + bx^{2} + cx + d = 0, where aa, bb, cc and dd are integers.
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(iv)
Show that x=2x = 2 is a solution of the equation in part (iii) and show that this equation has no other real roots.
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