Finding the Constant Term

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  • Exam Style - Paper 2
  • SL
  • Tier 2
  • Negative exponents
  • Binomial expansion
  • Term identification

Find the constant term in the expansion of ((2x + \frac{1}{x})^5).

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Use the general term approach and set the exponent of (x) equal to 0.

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No constant term (or 0)

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