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Apply the binomial theorem.
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i) Write down the binomial expansion of .
Apply the binomial theorem.
The binomial theorem states that .
For , we have , , and .
The binomial coefficients for are , , , , , .Expand the expression.
The binomial expansion is .
Part a(ii)1.104
Use your expansion in (i) to evaluate , correct to three decimal places.
Relate to .
We can write 1.02 as .
Comparing with , we can set and .
From , we get .Substitute and into the expansion.
Calculate each term:
Sum the terms and round to three decimal places.
Rounding to three decimal places, we look at the fourth decimal place. Since it is 0 (which is less than 5), we keep the third decimal place as it is.
The value of correct to three decimal places is .
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