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A level maths, binomial distribution

Could someone please tell me how I would go about answering question 5(ii).7B8261FB-E936-4C02-9036-182231FF91F0.jpg.jpeg
Original post by Hannahkisley
Could someone please tell me how I would go about answering question 5(ii).


What's confusing? Just substitute x=0.01x=0.01 into the expansion from part (i) and get the answer.
Original post by RDKGames
What's confusing? Just substitute x=0.01x=0.01 into the expansion from part (i) and get the answer.


The fact that that seems too easy
Original post by Hannahkisley
The fact that that seems too easy


It's easy, yes, but the point is to illustrate how you can use binomial expansion to approximate numbers like that to a degree.

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