Binomial Theorem

Question Bank - Binomial Theorem

LEVELI
1.

Show that the middle term in the expansion of (1 + x)2n is

1.3.5... 2n 1
n!

2n xn, where n is a positive

integer.
Find the terms independent of x, x 0, in the expansion of

3 2 1
(i) x
3x
2

.in

1
C1 C 2

...=
.
n 1
2
3

(iii) C0 +

C2 C4
2n

. . .
3
5
n 1

(iv)

ps

(ii) C0

yS

5.
6.

In the binomial expansion of (1 + x)n, the coefficients of the fifth, sixth and seventh terms are in
arithmetic progression. Find all the values of n for which this can happen.
Show that the coefficient of the middle term of (1 + x)2n is equal to the sum of the coefficients of the
two middle terms of (1 + x)2n 1.
Using Binomial Theorem, prove that 6n 5n always leaves the remainder 1, when divided by 25.
Using Binomial Theorem, prove each of the following identities :
(i) C0 + 2C1 + 3C2 + . . . + (n + 1)Cn = 2n + n 2n 1

ud

4.

12

2 1
(ii) x
x

n n 1
C
C1
C
C
.
2 2 3 3 . . . n n
C0
C1
C2
Cn 1
2

St

3.

te

2.

Cn
3n 1 1 .
C1
3 C2
n
+
1

2
(v) 2C0 + 2
+...+ 2
n 1
n 1
2
3
2

2n

7.

If n is a positive integer and if (1 + x + x2)n =

a r x r , then show that

r 0

a 02
8.

. . . a 22n

an .

(C0 + C1)(C1 + C2) . . . (Cn 1 + Cn) =

n 1n
n!

C1C2 . . . Cn.

n n 1
n n 1 . . .2.1
n
m 2n !
1n
n
n
n
C0 +
C1 +
C2 + . . . +
Cn =
2
m 2 !
m n !
m 1!
n!
m n !

(ii)

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a 22

Prove each of the following identities :

(i)

(iii)

a12

C0 n 1 C1 n 2 C2 . . . n r Cr n r 1 Cr .

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LEVELII
1.

If the greatest term has the greatest coefficient in the expansion of (1 + x)n, n N, then show that
n
n2
n 3
x
, if n is even and 1 < x <
, if n is odd.
n2
n
n 1

2.

Find the coefficient of xn1 in (x nC0) (x nC1) (x nC2) .... (x - nCn).

3.

Prove that :

r 1

Prove each of the following identities :

if n is odd
0,

n/2
n
C02 C12 + C22 + (1) n Cn2 = 1
,if n is even

2
n
/
2

(ii)

(iii)

ps

C0 nC0 n+1C1. nC1 + n+2C2 . nC2 (n + 3) C3 nC3 + ... = (1)n

C2 = C0 C4 C1 C3 + C22 C3 C1 C4C0 .

te

(iv)

C0 . 2nCn nC1 2n2Cn + nC2 2n4Cn = 2n .

.in

(i)

5.

C r sin (2r n) sin n .

For any positive integers m, n (with n m), let

yS

4.

= C . Prove that
n
m

. . .
n 1
m

n 2
m

m
m

n 1
m 1

ud

n
m

1 n
n
2 2 cos

3
3

Prove that : C0 + C3 + C6 + .... =

7.

Show that : 25n 20n 8n + 3n, n I+ is divisible by 85.

8.

Find numerically the greatest term in the expansion of :

3
(a)
(2 + 3x)9 when x =
2

St

6.

(b)

x 2
Find the index n of the binomial if the 9th term of the expansion has numerically
5 5
the greatest coefficient ( n N ) .

q 1 q 1
q 1

.........
, q 1 , prove
2
2
2
that n+1C1 + n+1C2 . s1 + n+1C3 . s2 + .........+ n+1Cn+1 . sn = 2n . Sn .
2

9.

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Given Sn = 1 + q + q2 +.........+ qn and Sn = 1

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10.

Find the term independent of x in the expansion of (1 + x + 2x ) 3x 1 .

2 3x

IIT JEE PROBLEMS

(OBJECTIVE)

Fill in the blanks

1.

The larger of 9950 + 10050 and 10150 is .........

[IIT - 82]

2.

The sum of the coefficients of the polynomials (1 + 3x 3x2)2163 is ..............

[IIT - 82]

3.

If (1 + ax)n = 1 + 8x + 24x2 + ..........determine a and n.

[IIT - 83]

4.

The sum of the rational terms in the expansion of ( 2 + 31/5)10 is

[IIT - 97]

B.

Multiple choice questions with one or more than one correct choice.

1.

If Cr stands for nCr, then the sum of the series

.in

A.

equal to
(A) 0

n/2

r 0

, then
Cr

(A) (n - 1)an

r 0

[IIT - 86]
n

(C) (1) (n + 2)

ud

Cr

equals

St

2.

yS

(B) (1) (n + 1)
n

If an

te

ps

n n
2 ! !
2 2 [C 2 2C 2 + 3C 2 . . . + + (1)n (n + 1)C 2], where n is an even positive integer, is
0
1
2
n
n!

(B) n an

(D) (1) n

[IIT - 98]
(C)

nan
2

C.

Multiple choice questions with one correct choice.

1.

x 3
The coefficient of x in 2 is
2 x

(D) none of these

10

(A)
2.

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405
256

(B)

504
259

[IIT - 83]
(C)

450
263

(D) none of these

Given positive integers r > 1, n > 2, and the coefficients of the (3r)th and (r + 2)th terms in the
binomial expansion of (1 + x)2n are equal, which, if any, of the following statements is true ?[IIT-80]
(A) n = 2r
(B) n = 3r
(C) n = 2r + 1
(D) none of these

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3.

Lx x 1 O
Lx x 1 O
The expression is a polynomial of degree M
M
P
e
j
e jP
M
P
P
N
QM
N
Q
(A) 5

(B) 6

If n is an odd natural number, then

( 1) r

r 0

(A) 0

(B)

(C) 7
n

4.

1 5
2

Cr

1 5
2

[IIT - 92]

(D) 8

is equal to

1
n

(C)

[IIT - 98]

(D) none of these

2n

If in the expansion of (1 + x)m (1 - x)n, coefficients of x and x2 are 3 and - 6 respectively, then m is
(A) 6
(B) 9
(C) 12
(D) 24
[IIT - 99]

7.

In the binomial expansion of (a b) n, n 5 , the sum of the 5 th and 6th terms is zero.
a
equals
b

n 5
6

(B)

n4
5

(C)

5
n4

[IIT - 2002]
(D)

6
n 5

Coefficient of t24 in (1 + t2)12 (1 + t12) (1 + t24)

10.

If

n1

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[IIT - 2003]
(C) 12C6

(D) 12C6 + 2

Cr = (k2 3) nCr + 1, then k belongs to

(A) 3 , 3

11.

(B) 12C6 + 1

ud

(A) 12C6 + 3

St

9.

yS

te

(A)

ps

Then

.in

5.

(B) , 2

[IIT - 2004]
(C) 2,

(D)

3, 2

30 30 30 30 30 30
30 30
n
The value of ... is where n C r
0 10 1 11 2 12
20 30
r
30
(A)
10

30
(B)
15

60
(C)
30

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(D)
10

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IIT JEE PROBLEMS

(SUBJECTIVE)

1.

If nCr 1 = 36, nCr = 84 and nCr + 1 = 126, determine r.

[IIT - 79]

2.

Given that C1 + 2C2x + 3C3x2 + ..........+ 2nC2nx2n1 = 2n(1 + x)2n 1, where Cr =

(2n )!
,
r!(2n r )!
[IIT - 79]

prove that C12 2C22 + 3C32 .......... 2nC22n = (1)n n Cn.

3.

If (1 + x)n = co + c1x + c2x2 + .........+ cnxn, then show that the sum of the products of the cis taken
two at a time, represented by

c c

0 i j n

, is equal to 2 2 n 1 (2n )! .
2(n!) 2

[IIT - 83]

4.

If p be a natural number then prove that pn+1 + (p + 1)2n1 is divisible by p2 + p + 1 for every positive
integer n.
[IIT - 84]

5.

Prove that for every positive integer n,

C1 n 1C 2 s1 n 1C 3 s 2 ....... n 1C n 1 s n 2 n Sn ,

.in

n 1

q 1 q 1
q 1
where, sn = 1 + q + q + .......+ q and Sn 1

........
, where q 1 .
2
2
2
2

ps

te

[IIT - 84]

n n n n
n


................. 1 r
. what
For 0 r k n ,evaluate
k k 1 k 2 k 3
k r
happens if n = r = k?
[REE84]

7.

Find the sum of the series

St

ud

yS

6.

1 3r

7 r 15r
r n
(

1
)
C

4 r .........upto m terms . [IIT - 85]

r r
2r
3r
2
2
r 0
2 2

8.

2n
2n
n 2
n n n
Prove that 1 4 2 9 3 ........ k k ..... n n n (n 1)2
by induction on n



or otherwise.
[IIT - 86]

9.

A student is allowed to select at most n books from a collection of (2n + 1) books. If the total
number of ways in which he can select at least one book is 63, find the value of n.
[IIT - 87]

10.

Let R = (5 5 + 1)2n+1 and f = R [R], where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function.
Prove that Rf = 42n+4.
[IIT - 88]

11.

If Cr = nCr, prove that C0 22 C1 + 32 C2 ........+ (1)n (n + 1)2 Cn = 0.

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12.

n
n7
n5
2n 3
Prove that
+
+

is an integer for every positive integer n.

105
7
5
3

14.

If n is a positive integer and Ck = Ck , find the value of k C k .

C
k 1
k 1
Find the sum of the following series upto infinity.
n

13.

[IIT - 90]

[REE-91]
[REE-91]

2 1 3 2 2 5 2 7 17 12 2
.

12
80
2 2
24 2

15.

Determine the value of x in the expression (x + xt)5, if the third terms in the expression is 10,00,000.
Where t = log10 x.
[REE-92]

16.

Sum the following series : 9

17.

a bx 2g b bx 3gand a K = 1 for all K n , then show that b

2n

[REE-92]

2n

i 0

.in

r 0

2 n 1

Cn 1 .

[IIT - 92]

x 1/ 2
1/ 5
Find the value of x for which the sixth term of 2log(103 ) 2( x 2) log 3 is equal to 21 and

binomial coefficients of second, third and fourth terms are the first, third and fifth terms of an arithmetic progression. [ Take every where base of log as 10 ].
[REE-93]

20.

Prove that

b3g
K

r 1

C2 r 1 = 0, where K =

St

r 1 3n

4 1 a
x 4
x 3

ud

yS

19.

2 1 a
Find the sum of a x 2
x 2

and x for which it is valid.

te

ps

18.

16 27 42

......... .
2! 3! 4!

6 1
x 6 ....... and determine the values of a
x

[REE-93]

3n
and n is an even positive integer.
2

[IIT - 93]

21.

Let n be the positive integer. If the coefficient of 2nd, 3nd, 4th terms in the expansion of ( 1 + x ) n
are in A.P. then find the value of n.
[IIT - 94]

22.

Let n be a positive integer and (1 + x + x2)n = a0 + a1 x + . . . + a2nx2n

2
2
2
2
2
Show that a 0 a 1 a 2 a 3 ............. a 2 2 n 1 a 2 n a n

[IIT - 94]

10

23.

3x

Given that the 4 term in the expansion of 2 has the maximum numerical value, find the
8

range of values of x for which this will be true.

[REE-94]
th

24.

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Find the sum of the infinite series a1 + a2 + a3 + ............., where an = (loge 3)

each positive integer n.

2k 1

k!(n k )! for
k 1

[REE-95]

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n4

25.

Let (1 + x2)2 . (1 + x)n =

a
k 0

.x k . If a1, a2 and a3 are in AP, find n.

[REE-96]

26.

In the expansion of the expression (x + a)15, if the eleventh term is the geometric mean of the eighth
and twelfth terms, which term in the expansion is the greatest ?
[REE-96]

27.

Prove that : .

28.

Find the sum of series

29.

Let n be any positive integer. Prove that

[IIT - 97]
3 5 9 15 23
........... .
1! 2! 3! 4! 5!

[REE-98]

2n k
n

(2n 4k 1)
m
k
m
2n k . (2n 2k 1) 2n 2k 2n 2m 2n 2m .
k 0

n
nm

te

ps

p p
for each non negative integer m n Here q C q

.in

[IIT - 99]

n
For any positive integers m, n (with n m ), let = nCm. Prove that
m

yS

30.

[IIT - 2000]

ud

n n 1 n 2
m n 1


...........
. Hence or otherwise prove that,
m m m
m m 1

St

n n 1 n 2
m n 2
2
3
........... (n m 1)
.
m m m
m m 2

31.

Find the largest coefficient in the expansion of (1 + x)n, given that the sum of coefficients of the
terms in its expansion is 4096.
[REE-2001]

32.

Find the coefficient of x49 in the polynomial

C
C
C
C
x 1 x 2 2. 2 x 32. 3 ............. x 50 2. 50 where C =
r
C0
C1
C2
C 49

33.

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Prove that

50

Cr .

[REE-2001]

2 n n n 2 k 1 n n k 2 k 2 n n 2 ........(1) k n n k n
0 k
1 k 1
2 k 2
k 0 k
[IIT - 2003]

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SETI
1.

The value of x in the expression x x log10 ( x ) if the third terms in the expansion in the expansion is
10,00,000
(A) 10

2.

If

(B) 11

(C) 12

(D) none of these

T2
T
in the expansion of (a + b)n and 3 in the expansion of (a + b)n+3 are equal, then n is equal to
T3
T4

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

If number of terms in the expansion of (x - 2y + 3z)n are 45, then n is equal to

(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) none of these

4.

In the binomial (2 1/3 + 3-1/3)n, if the ratio of the seventh term from the beginning of the
expansion to the seventh term from its end is 1/6 , thenn is equal to
(A) 6
(B) 9
(C) 12
(D)

5.

If (1 + ax)n = 1 + 8x + 24x2 +...........then the value of a and n is

(A) 2, 4
(B) 2, 3
(C) 3, 6

ps

te

C4 n C2 n C4 .n C2

(D)

C4 n C2 n C1 .n C2

ud

(C)

The number 71995 when divided by 100 leaves the remainder

(A) 43
(B) 45
(C) 50

(D) none of these

St

8.

(D) 1, 2

The coefficient of x4 in the expansion of (1 + x + x2 + x3)n is

(A) n C4
(B) n C4 n C2

yS

6.

.in

3.

9.

Number of terms in the expansion of (1 - 4x)-30 are

(A) 29
(B) 30
(C) 31
(D) infinitely many

10.

If the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (p2x2 - 2px + 1)51 vanishes, then the value of p is
(A) 2

11.

13.

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(C) 220(219 19)

(C) 219(220 + 21)

The last digit of (3 P + 2), where P = 34n + 2 is

(A) 1
(B) 9
(C) 4
If n N and n is even , then
(A) 2n

14.

(C) 1

(D) -2

If (1 + x + 2x2)20 = a0 + a1 x + a2 x2 +-----+ a40 x40 then a1 + a3 + a5 + --+a39 equals

(A) 219(220 1)

12.

(B) -1

(B)

(D) none of these

(D) 5

1
1
1
1

......
is equal to
1. ( n 1) ! 3 ! ( n 3) ! 5 ! ( n 5) !
( n 1) ! 1 !

2n 1
n!

(C) 2n n !

(D) none of these

If C0, C1, C2,-------C 15 are the binomial coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x) 15, then
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C
2 2 3 3 15 15
C
C
C
C

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15.

The expression

7
7

1 4x 1 1 4x 1 is a polynomial in x of degree
2
2
4x 1

(A) 7

(B) 5

(C) 4

(D) 3

(B) 22n-1

(C) 2n-1 + 1

(D) n.2 2 n 1

16.

r.

2n

r 1

C r is equal to

(A) n.2n-1
17.

If C0 , C1 , C2 , ..........Cn denote the coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x)n, then the value of
n

(r 1) C
r 0

(A) n.2n

is
(B) (n + 1)2n-1

(C) (n + 2)2n-1

(D) (n+2)2n-2

If (1 + x)n = C0 + C1 x + C2 x2 + ..........+ Cn xn, then C0 + 5C1 +9C2 + ........+(4n + 1)Cn is

equal to
(A) n.2n
(B) (n + 1)2n
(C) (2n + 1)2n
(D) (4n + 1)2n

19.

The co-efficient of x9 in the polynomial given by,

(x + 1) (x + 2) ...... (x + 10) + (x + 2) (x + 3) ....... (x + 11) + ......... +
(x + 11) (x + 12) ....... (x + 20) is :
(A) 5511
(B) 5151
(C) 1515
(D) 1155

20.

If (1 - x + x2)n = a0 + a1 x + a2 x2 + .......+ a2n x2n, then a0 + a2 + a4+.....+a2n equals

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3n 1
2

ud

3n 1
2

(B)

(C)

1 3n
2

St

(A)

yS

te

ps

.in

18.

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2

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SETII
1.

For 1 r n , the value of n Cr n 1 Cr n 2 Cr .......... r Cr is

(A) n Cr 1

(B)

n 1

(C)

Cr
100

2.

53

The coefficient of x in the expansion

(A) 100 C47

3.

m 0

100

(D) none of these

Cr 1

Cm ( x 3)100 m 2 m is

(C) 100 C53

(B) 100 C53

(D) 100 C100

If n be a positive integer such that n 3 , then the value of the sum to n terms of
1.n-

n 1
1!

(n - 1) +

(A) 0

n 1 n 2
2!

(n - 2)

(B) 1

n 1 n 2 n 3
3!

(C) - 1

(n - 3) + ...... is
(D) none of these

The number of integral terms in the expansion of (51/2 + 71/6)642 is

(A) 106
(B) 108
(C) 103

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4.

n 1

(D) 109

The ratio of the coefficient of xn in the expansion of (1 + x)2n and (1 + x)2n-1 will be
(A) 1 : 2
(B) 2 : 1
(C) 3 : 1
(D) 1 : 3

6.

The number of terms in the expansion of (x + 1)2n+1 (x 1)2n + 1, is

(A) 2n
(B) n
(C) n + 1

9.

te

yS

(B)

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7
2

(C) 15

The value of 4 {nC1 + 4 . nC2 + 42 . nC3 + ...... + 4n - 1} is

(A) 0
(B) 5n + 1
(C) 5n

(D) 40

(D) 5n - 1

If A and B respectively denote the sum of the odd terms and sum of the even terms in the expansion
of (x + y)n, then the value of (x2 y2)n, is equal to
(A) A2 + B2
(B) A2 B2
(C) 4AB
(D) (A B)2
n

10.

ud

(A) 11
8.

(D) 2n + 1

If the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of x 2 2 is 243, then the term independent of x,
x3

is equal to

St

7.

ps

5.

The value of

2r ! 2n 2r ! , is equal to

r 0

22n
(A)
2n !

22n 1
(B)
2n !

(C)

2 n 1
n!

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2n
n!

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11.

The value of the sum of the series 3C0 7C1 + 11C2 15C3 + . . . upto (n + 1) terms, where
Cr = nCr, is equal to
(A) 3n
(B) 4n
(C) 0
(D) 4n 3n

12.

The value of the expression C0C2 + C1C3 + C2C4 + . . . + Cn 2Cn, is equal to

(A) 2nCn 1
(B) 2nCn 2
(C) 2nCn
(D) none of the above

13.

Co-efficient of t in the expansion of,

( + p)m 1 + ( + p)m 2 ( + q) + ( + p)m 3 ( + q)2 + ...... ( + q)m 1, where q and
p q is
m

pq
m

Ct pt qt

n C r3

pq

.in

Cr
is
r 3
Cr
n

yS

n n 1
2

(C)

ud

n m

The coefficient of x in the expansion of

1 x

3
n 3

mr

r 0

(B) n + 1Cm + 1

St

(A) n + 1Cm 1

ps

The value of the expression

(A)

1
r 0

n 3
(B)
3
n

16.

Ct pm t qm t

In the expansion of (1 + x)n (1 + y)n (1 + z)n, the sum of the co-efficients of the terms of degree 'r' is
n C r

15.

pq
m

pq

Ct pm t qm t

te

14.

Ct pt qt

(D)

n2
2

, m n, is equal to

(C) nCm

(D) nm

17.

The sum of the last n coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x)2n 1 when expanding in ascending power
of x, is equal to
(A) 22n 1
(B) 22n 2
(C) 22n
(D) 22n 2n

18.

The integral part of

3 1

2n 1

, is of the form
3
,k I
2
(D) none of these

(A) 2k + 1, k I

(B) (2k + 1)

(C) 2k, k I
19.

20.

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32n
The fractional part of
, is equal to
8
3
7
(A)
(B)
8
8

(C)

1
8

(D) none of these.

If the unit digit of 13n + 7n 3n, n N, is 7, then the value of n is of the form
(A) 4k + 1, k I
(B) 4k + 2, k I
(C) 4k + 3, k I
(D) 4k, k I

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Multiple choice questions with one or more than one correct option.
If | x | < 1, then the coefficient of xn in the expansion of loge(1 + x + x2 + . . . ) is
1
(A) n !

(B) neloge n!

(C)

3.

In the expansion of x and x 2 in powers of x have one term independent of x, then

x
x

n is divisible by
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 6

In the expansion of (a + b + c)10

(A) total number of terms is 66
(C) coefficient of a4 b5 c3 is 0

(B) coefficient of a8 bc is 90
(D) none of these

n4
n

Let (1 + x ) (a + x) =
(A) 6

k x k . If a , a , a
1

k 0

(B) 4

are in A. P., then n is equal to

(C) 3

(D) 2

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In the expansion of x 2 , a 0, if no term is independent of x, then n is

x

(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 16
(D) 20

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If O be the sum of terms at odd position and E that of terms at the even position in the
expansion (x + a)n .
6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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The value of (x + a)n in terms of O, E is

(A) OE
(B) O + E

(C) O E

(D) none of these

The value of (x a)n in terms of

(A) OE
(B) O + E

(C) O E

(D) none of these

The value of (x2 a2)n is equal to

(A) O2 + E2
(B) O + E

(C) O2 E2

(D) none of these

The value of (x + a)2n (x a)2n is equal to

(A) OE
(B) 2 OE

(C) 3 OE

(D) 4 OE

The value of (x + a)2n + (x a)2n is equal to

(A) (O2 + E2 )
(B) 2(O2 + E2 )

(C) (O2 E2 )

(D) 2(O2 E2 )

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Let n be a positive integer such that (1 + x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + .......+ Cn xn .

s

11.

The value of

r 0 s 1

(B) n . 3n1

(A) 3

12.

Cs . s Cr (when r s is)

The value of

(C) n . 3n1 1

(D) 3n 1

(C) n(n + 1)2n

(D) 22n

(r s) C C
r

r 0 s 0

(A) n . 22n

, is

(B) n(n 1)2n 2

n

The value of

(r s)
0 r s n

C r Cs , is

(A) n[22n1]
(C) n[2n1 2n1Cn1]

0 r s n

(A) n2 . 2n1

(C r Cs ) , is

(B) n(n 1)2n2

n

15.

The value of

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(r s)

( r s ) (C
0 r s n

(C) n2 . 2n2

C s C r C s ) , is

n 2n 2n
2 n
(A) n .2 [2 C n ]
2

n 2n 2n
2 n
(B) n .2 [2 C n ]
2

16.

n n
2 n
(D) n .2 [2 1]
2

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n 2n 2n
2 n
(C) n .2 [2 C n ]
2

(D) n2 . 2n

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The value of

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14.

(B) n[22n1 2n1Cn1]

(D) [22n1 2n1Cn1]

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13.

The value of (1) , is

r 0 s 0 t 0 u 0

(B) n+1C4

(A) C4
17.

C4

(D) (n + 1)4

0 r s t u n

(A) 2 . C4

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4n+1

The value of (2) , is

n

18.

(C)

(B) 2 . n+1C4

(C) 2 . 4n+1C4

(D) 2(n +1)4

True and False :

10

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

The ratio of the coefficient of x in (1 x ) and the term independent of x in x

x

is 1 : 32.
The coefficient of (r + 1)th term in the expansion of (1 + x)n+1 is equal to the sum of the
coefficients of rth and (r + 1)th terms in the expansion of (1 + x)n.
The coefficient of xn in the expansion of (1 + x)2n is double the coefficient of xn in the
expansion of (1 + x)2n1.
10

2 10

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19.

20.

Fill In The Blanks :

(i)

The coefficient of x5 in expansion of (1 + x2)5 (1 + x)4 is .......

(ii)

If (1 + x + x2)6n = a0 + a1x + a2x2 + ..., then a0 + a3 + a6 +...= ...........

(iii)

If the coefficients of (2r + 1)th and (r +5)th terms in the expansion of (1 + x)25 are equal, then
value of r is .............

(iv)

The largest term in the expansion of (3 + 2x)50 where x = 1/5, is .............

(v)

If (1 + x - 2x2)6 = 1 + a1 x + a2 x2 +.............+ a12 x12, then the expression a2 + a4 + a6

+......+a12 has the value, is .............

Match the column

Column I
(a)
If the coefficients of x7 and x8 in are equal, then n is

Column II
(P)
2
10

The remainder when 22003 in divided by 17 is

(d)

The last two digits of 3400, are

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(b)

If the coefficient of x in the expansion of x 2

ax

then the value of a, is

3. n = 7, 14

LEVELII

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8.

7.313
(a) T7 =
2

(b)

5
20
x
8
21

10.

17
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IIT JEE PROBLEMS

(OBJECTIVE)

(A)
1.
(101)50

2.

(B)
1.

2.

(C)
1.

2.

6.

7.

3.

a = 2, n = 4

4.

41

3.

4.

5.

8.

9.

10.

C
D

IIT JEE PROBLEMS

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(SUBJECTIVE)

8.

2 mn 1
2 mn n 2 mn

n (n 1) 2 (n 2)
14.
(2n 1)

15.

19.

x = 2 or 0

20.

2
2
S = n 1 2 ax a where -1 < a < 1 and | x | > 1
x

22.

n=7

24.

64
64
x , 2 2,

21
21

25.

6 n ( 27 e)

26.

n = 3 or 4

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r=3

n=3

16.

x = 10 or 10-5/2

ud

1 2
n 2
2

10.

St

1.

27.

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29.

32.12C6

4e - 3

33. -22100

SETI
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

5.

19.

20.

ABC

4.

BCD

5.

ACD

8.

9.

10.

14.

15.

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

6th, 7th

(v)

31

1.

2.

3.

4.

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10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

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SETIII

CD

2.

AB

6.

7.

11.

12.

13.

16.

17.

18.

(i)

19.

(i)

60

(ii)

(iii)

4 OR 7

20.

a-R, b-P, c-S, d-Q

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