IB skill practice

Use binomial expansion

Expand binomial expressions and identify specified terms using binomial coefficients.

Paper 1 5 marks Difficulty 3

Find selected terms in a binomial expansion

For \((2x+1)^4\), state the leading coefficient, second coefficient, third coefficient, and power of \(x\) in the third term.

Worked practice: binomial expansion

Track each coefficient and the requested power in the expansion.