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Expand the expression (1- 3/10 x)5 in ascending powers of x, leaving coefficient as fractions in their lowest form.
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Expand the expression (1-
3
/
10
x)
5
in ascending powers of x, leaving coefficient as fractions in their lowest form.
Use the first three terms of the expansion in part (a) above to estimate the value (0.97)
5
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1-5(
3x
/
10
) + 10(
3x
/
10
)
2
- 10(
3x
/
10
)
3
+ 5(
3x
/
10
)
4
- (
3x
/
10
)
5
1- 1.5x + 0.9x
2
- 0.27x
3
+ 0.0405x
4
- 0.00243x
5
0.975 = ( 1 -
3
/
10
x)5
x = 0.1
1- 1.5x + 0.9x
2
but x = 0.1
1 - 1.5(0.1) + 0.9(0.1)
2
= 0.859
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