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(a) Use binomial expansion to evaluate (2+3/x)⁵ up to the fifth term (b) By expressing 9.5 in the form (2 + 3/x), use the expansion in...

(a) Use binomial expansion to evaluate (2+3/x)⁵ up to the fifth term

(b) By expressing 9.5 in the form (2 + 3/x), use the expansion in (a) above to calculate (9.5)⁵
correct to 3 d.p

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Kavungya answered the question on June 20, 2019 at 06:27

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