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Binomial expansion past paper questions

Mathematics 9709 · Series. (a + b)^n for positive integer n; coefficients and terms

It came up in 67 of 69 papers, for about 5 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

67 questions, newest first

1. 9709/11/O/N/25 Question 3 · 5 marks
2. 9709/12/O/N/25 Question 2 · 3 marks
3. 9709/13/O/N/25 Question 1 · 5 marks
4. 9709/11/M/J/25 Question 5 · 7 marks
5. 9709/12/M/J/25 Question 3 · 4 marks
6. 9709/13/M/J/25 Question 4 · 6 marks
7. 9709/12/F/M/25 Question 3 · 6 marks
8. 9709/11/O/N/24 Question 1 · 4 marks
9. 9709/12/O/N/24 Question 4 · 6 marks
10. 9709/13/O/N/24 Question 3 · 6 marks
11. 9709/11/M/J/24 Question 3 · 5 marks
12. 9709/12/M/J/24 Question 1 · 3 marks
13. 9709/13/M/J/24 Question 1 · 4 marks
14. 9709/12/F/M/24 Question 6 · 5 marks
15. 9709/11/O/N/23 Question 1 · 4 marks
16. 9709/12/O/N/23 Question 1 · 4 marks
17. 9709/13/O/N/23 Question 4 · 7 marks
18. 9709/11/M/J/23 Question 2 · 6 marks
19. 9709/12/M/J/23 Question 2 · 4 marks
20. 9709/13/M/J/23 Question 3 · 6 marks
21. 9709/12/F/M/23 Question 6 · 6 marks
22. 9709/11/O/N/22 Question 4 · 6 marks
23. 9709/13/O/N/22 Question 3 · 6 marks
24. 9709/11/M/J/22 Question 3 part (a) · 3 marks
25. 9709/12/M/J/22 Question 1 · 4 marks
26. 9709/13/M/J/22 Question 1 · 4 marks
27. 9709/12/F/M/22 Question 3 · 6 marks
28. 9709/11/O/N/21 Question 1 · 5 marks
29. 9709/12/O/N/21 Question 8 part (a) · 4 marks
30. 9709/13/O/N/21 Question 2 · 5 marks
31. 9709/11/M/J/21 Question 3 · 6 marks
32. 9709/12/M/J/21 Question 4 · 5 marks
33. 9709/13/M/J/21 Question 7 · 7 marks
34. 9709/12/F/M/21 Question 1 · 5 marks
35. 9709/11/O/N/20 Question 5 · 5 marks
36. 9709/12/O/N/20 Question 1 · 4 marks
37. 9709/13/O/N/20 Question 5 · 5 marks
38. 9709/11/M/J/20 Question 2 · 5 marks
39. 9709/12/M/J/20 Question 1 · 5 marks
40. 9709/13/M/J/20 Question 4 · 4 marks
41. 9709/12/F/M/20 Question 6 · 5 marks
42. 9709/11/O/N/19 Question 1 · 3 marks
43. 9709/12/O/N/19 Question 1 · 4 marks
44. 9709/13/O/N/19 Question 1 · 4 marks
45. 9709/11/M/J/19 Question 1 · 5 marks
46. 9709/12/M/J/19 Question 1 · 3 marks
47. 9709/13/M/J/19 Question 2 · 5 marks
48. 9709/12/F/M/19 Question 1 · 3 marks
49. 9709/11/O/N/18 Question 11 part (b(ii)) · 4 marks
50. 9709/12/O/N/18 Question 1 · 4 marks
51. 9709/13/O/N/18 Question 1 · 3 marks
52. 9709/11/M/J/18 Question 1 · 5 marks
53. 9709/12/M/J/18 Question 1 · 5 marks
54. 9709/13/M/J/18 Question 2 · 3 marks
55. 9709/12/O/N/17 Question 1 · 4 marks
56. 9709/13/O/N/17 Question 3 · 5 marks
57. 9709/11/M/J/17 Question 1 · 4 marks
58. 9709/12/M/J/17 Question 1 · 6 marks
59. 9709/13/M/J/17 Question 1 · 3 marks
60. 9709/12/F/M/17 Question 2 · 4 marks
61. 9709/11/O/N/16 Question 2 · 4 marks
62. 9709/12/O/N/16 Question 4 · 6 marks
63. 9709/13/O/N/16 Question 2 · 4 marks
64. 9709/11/M/J/16 Question 1 · 3 marks
65. 9709/12/M/J/16 Question 4 · 6 marks
66. 9709/13/M/J/16 Question 1 · 3 marks
67. 9709/12/F/M/16 Question 1 · 4 marks

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