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(a) Expand (1 – 3x)⁵ (b) use your expansion to estimate the value of (0.997) Correct to 4 d.p.

(a) Expand (1 – 3x)⁵
(b) use your expansion to estimate the value of (0.997) Correct to 4 d.p.

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Kavungya answered the question on June 20, 2019 at 06:42

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