Expand (3x + 1/x)3

(i) (3x + 1/x)3

(ii) (2x – 1)3

Answer :

(i) (3x + 1/x)3

It can be written as

= (3x)3 + (1/x)3 + 3 × 3x × 1/x (3x + 1/x)

By further calculation

= 27x3 + 1/x3 + 9 (3x + 1/x)

So we get

= 27x3 + 1/x3 + 27x + 9/x

(ii) (2x – 1)3

It can be written as

= (2x)3 – 13 – 3 × 2x × 1 (2x – 1)

By further calculation

= 8x3 – 1 – 6x (2x – 1)

So we get

= 8x3 – 1 – 12x2 + 6x

= 8x3 – 12x2 + 6x – 1

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