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a) Find the value of a and the value of n.
b) Hence find the coefficient of the term in x°.
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of the term in x is 8 times the coefficient of the term in x°. Find the value of k.
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simplifying the coefficients.
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(1 - 2x)(1 + x*)
a) Express f(x) in partial fractions.
b) Hence obtain the expansion of f(x) in ascending powers of x, up to and
including the term in x.
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