题目
Problem
It is given that the coefficient of x3 in the expansion of
(2+ax)4(5−ax)
is 432.
Find the value of the constant a.
[5]
题目中文翻译
已知
(2+ax)4(5−ax)
的展开式中 x3 的系数为 432。
求常数 a 的值。
[5]
解答
解法一
思路
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乘积的三次项来自原展开式的三次项乘 5,以及二次项乘 −ax。先分别求这两个系数。
答题过程
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The x3 and x2 coefficients of (2+ax)4 are (34)2a3=8a3 and (24)22a2=24a2. Thus the coefficient in the product is
5(8a3)−a(24a2)=16a3.
Equating this to 432 gives a3=27, hence a=3.