3.11: Binomial expansion (adjacent on paper)

0606/13/M/J/21 — Question 4 · 6 marks

(a)
Find the first three non-zero terms in the expansion of (2x24)6\left(2 - \dfrac{x^{2}}{4}\right)^{6} in ascending powers of xx. Simplify each term.
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(b)
Hence find the term independent of xx in the expansion of (2x24)6(31x2)2\left(2 - \dfrac{x^{2}}{4}\right)^{6}\left(3 - \dfrac{1}{x^{2}}\right)^{2}.
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