1.   Expand (a + 2b)4.
    A. a4 + 4a3b + 12a2b2 + 8ab3 + b4
    B. a4 + 8a3b + 24a2b2 + 4ab3 + b4
    C. a4 + 8a3b + 24a2b2 + 32ab3 + 16b4
    D. a4 + 8a3b + 24a2b2 + 8ab3 + b4
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  2.   Find the expansion of .
    A. B.
    C. a4 + 8a3 + 16a2 + 8a + 2 D. 16a + a3 + 6a2 + 16a + 16
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  3.   Evaluate
    A. 252 B. 1
    C. 126 D. 504
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  4.   What is the sixth term in the expansion of (t + 3u)7?
    A. 5103t5u2 B. 63t2u5
    C. 5103t2u5 D. 63t5u2
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  5.   Which of the following is not a pattern in the binomial expansion of (a + b)n?
    A. In successive terms, the exponent of a increases by one, and the exponent of b decreases by one. B. There are n + 1 terms.
    C. The coefficients are symmetric. They increase at the beginning of the expansion and decrease at the end. D. The sum of the exponents in each term is n
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