Expand E[(1-tX)^-1]: First 3 Terms

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Hi Guys,
I have been asked to do expand E[(1-tX)^-1] for the first 3 terms
Is there are good formula to use to do this?

with the value E, I take it is is the Expected Value. does that get included in the expansion?
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Brendan
 
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You need to use the fact that
\mathbb{E}[f(X)]=\int_{\mathbb{R}}f(x) \mathbb{P}(X \in dx)
and the binomial expansion using the linearity of the integral.
 
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