Binomial Theorem

Question Bank - Binomial Theorem

LEVELI

1.3.5... 2n 1
1. Show that the middle term in the expansion of (1 + x)2n is 2n xn, where n is a positive
n!
integer.

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

6 12
3 2 1 2 1
(i) x (ii) x
2 3x x
3. 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.
4. 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.
5.
6. Using Binomial Theorem, prove each of the following identities : .in
Using Binomial Theorem, prove that 6n 5n always leaves the remainder 1, when divided by 25.
ps
(i) C0 + 2C1 + 3C2 + . . . + (n + 1)Cn = 2n + n 2n 1
C1 C 2 1
te

(ii) C0 ...= .
2 3 n 1
yS

C2 C4 2n
(iii) C0 + . . .
3 5 n 1
ud

C1 C C C n n 1
(iv) 2 2 3 3 . . . n n .
C0 C1 C2 Cn 1 2
St

C1 3 C2 Cn 3n 1 1 .
(v) 2C0 + 2 2 2
+...+ 2n + 1
2 3 n 1 n 1
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 a12 a 22 . . . a 22n an .
8. Prove each of the following identities :

n 1n
(i) (C0 + C1)(C1 + C2) . . . (Cn 1 + Cn) = C1C2 . . . Cn.
n!
1n n n n 1 n n 1 . . .2.1 m 2n !
n n n
(ii) C0 + C1 + C2 + . . . + Cn =
n! m 1! m 2 ! m n ! m n !
2 .

(iii) n
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).

n
3. Prove that :
r 1
n
C r sin (2r n) sin n .

4. Prove each of the following identities :

0, if n is odd

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

n
(ii) C0 . 2nCn nC1 2n2Cn + nC2 2n4Cn = 2n .

(iii) n

.in
C0 nC0 n+1C1. nC1 + n+2C2 . nC2 (n + 3) C3 nC3 + ... = (1)n
ps
(iv) C2 = C0 C4 C1 C3 + C22 C3 C1 C4C0 .
te

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

n
m
n
m
yS

. . .
n
m
n 1
m
n 2
m
m
m
n 1
m 1
ud

1 n n
6. Prove that : C0 + C3 + C6 + .... = 2 2 cos
3 3
St

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
n
x 2
(b) 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
2 n
9. Given Sn = 1 + q + q2 +.........+ qn and Sn = 1 ......... , q 1 , prove
2 2 2
that n+1C1 + n+1C2 . s1 + n+1C3 . s2 + .........+ n+1Cn+1 . sn = 2n . Sn .

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

IIT JEE PROBLEMS (OBJECTIVE)
A. 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.

.in
1. If Cr stands for nCr, then the sum of the series
n n
2 ! !
ps
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!
te

equal to [IIT - 86]

n/2 n n
(A) 0 (B) (1) (n + 1) (C) (1) (n + 2) (D) (1) n
yS

n n

1 r
ud

2. If an n
Cr
, then n
Cr
equals [IIT - 98]
r 0 r 0
St

nan
(A) (n - 1)an (B) n an (C) (D) none of these
2

C. Multiple choice questions with one correct choice.

10
x 3
1. The coefficient of x in 2 is
4
[IIT - 83]
2 x
405 504 450
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
256 259 263

2. 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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Lx x 1 O
The expression is a polynomial of degree M P Lx x 1 O
M e jP
1 5 1 5

M e j P
QM P
3. 3 3 [IIT - 92]
N N Q
2 2

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

n
( 1) r
4. If n is an odd natural number, then
r 0
n
Cr
is equal to [IIT - 98]

1 n
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) none of these
n 2n

5. 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
Then equals [IIT - 2002]
b

(A)
n 5
(B)
n4
(C)
5
n4 .in (D)
6
n 5
ps
6 5
te
yS

9. Coefficient of t24 in (1 + t2)12 (1 + t12) (1 + t24) [IIT - 2003]

(A) 12C6 + 3 (B) 12C6 + 1 (C) 12C6 (D) 12C6 + 2

ud
St

n1
10. If Cr = (k2 3) nCr + 1, then k belongs to [IIT - 2004]

(A) 3 , 3 (B) , 2 (C) 2, (D) 3, 2

30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 n
11. The value of ... is where n C r
0 10 1 11 2 12 20 30 r
30 30 60 31
(A) (B) (C) (D) [IIT 2005]
10 15 30 10

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IIT JEE PROBLEMS (SUBJECTIVE)

1. If nCr 1 = 36, nCr = 84 and nCr + 1 = 126, determine r. [IIT - 79]

(2n )!
2. Given that C1 + 2C2x + 3C3x2 + ..........+ 2nC2nx2n1 = 2n(1 + x)2n 1, where Cr = ,
r!(2n r )!
prove that C12 2C22 + 3C32 .......... 2nC22n = (1)n n Cn. [IIT - 79]

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 i j , is equal to 2 2 n 1 (2n )! . [IIT - 83]

0 i j n 2(n!) 2

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]

n 1
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 ,

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

2 n q 1 q 1
........ .in
q 1
2

, where q 1 .
n
ps
2 2 2
[IIT - 84]
te

n n n n n
yS

6. For 0 r k n ,evaluate ................. 1 r . what

k k 1 k 2 k 3 k r
ud

happens if n = r = k? [REE84]
St

n
1 3r 7 r 15r
7. Find the sum of the series ( 1) r n
C r r 2r
3r
4 r .........upto m terms . [IIT - 85]
r 0 2 2 2 2

n n n 2n 2n n 2
8. 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. [IIT - 89]

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n7 n5 2n 3 n
12. Prove that + + is an integer for every positive integer n. [IIT - 90]
7 5 3 105
2
n
13. If n is a positive integer and Ck = Ck , find the value of k C k .
n 3
[REE-91]
C
k 1 k 1
14. Find the sum of the following series upto infinity. [REE-91]
2 1 3 2 2 5 2 7 17 12 2
1 .
2 2 12 24 2 80

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 27 42
16. Sum the following series : 9 ......... . [REE-92]
2! 3! 4!

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

2n 2n
r r
2 n 1
17. r r
n
= Cn 1 . [IIT - 92]
r 0 i 0

.in
m
Find the value of x for which the sixth term of 2log(103 ) 2( x 2) log 3 is equal to 21 and
x 1/ 2 1/ 5
18.

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

2 1 a 4 1 a 6 1
2 3

Find the sum of a x 2 x 4 x 6 ....... and determine the values of a

yS

19.
x 2 x 3 x
and x for which it is valid. [REE-93]
ud

b3g
K
r 1 3n 3n
20. Prove that C2 r 1 = 0, where K = and n is an even positive integer. [IIT - 93]
St

2
r 1

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

Show that a 0 a 1 a 2 a 3 ............. a 2 2 n 1 a 2 n a n
2 2 2 2 2
[IIT - 94]
10
3x
23. Given that the 4 term in the expansion of 2 has the maximum numerical value, find the
th
8
range of values of x for which this will be true. [REE-94]

n
2k 1
24. Find the sum of the infinite series a1 + a2 + a3 + ............., where an = (loge 3) n
k!(n k )! for
k 1

each positive integer n. [REE-95]

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n4
25. Let (1 + x2)2 . (1 + x)n = a
k 0
k .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 : . [IIT - 97]

3 5 9 15 23
28. Find the sum of series ........... . [REE-98]
1! 2! 3! 4! 5!

29. Let n be any positive integer. Prove that [IIT - 99]

2n k n
m

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

n nm

p p
for each non negative integer m n Here q C q .in
ps

te

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

30. [IIT - 2000]

m
n n 1 n 2 m n 1
........... . Hence or otherwise prove that,
ud

m m m m m 1
n n 1 n 2 m n 2
St

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 = 50
Cr . [REE-2001]
C0 C1 C2 C 49 r

33. Prove that 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
5
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 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) none of these

T2 T
2. If 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

3. 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
.in (D) 1, 2
ps
6. The coefficient of x4 in the expansion of (1 + x + x2 + x3)n is
te

(A) n C4 (B) n C4 n C2
(C) n
C4 n C2 n C4 .n C2 (D) n
C4 n C2 n C1 .n C2
yS
ud

8. The number 71995 when divided by 100 leaves the remainder

(A) 43 (B) 45 (C) 50 (D) none of these
St

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 (B) -1 (C) 1 (D) -2

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

(A) 219(220 1) (C) 220(219 19) (C) 219(220 + 21) (D) none of these

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

(A) 1 (B) 9 (C) 4 (D) 5

1 1 1 1
13. If n N and n is even , then ...... is equal to
1. ( n 1) ! 3 ! ( n 3) ! 5 ! ( n 5) ! ( n 1) ! 1 !

2n 1
(A) 2n (B) (C) 2n n ! (D) none of these
n!

14. If C0, C1, C2,-------C 15 are the binomial coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x) 15, then
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7

7

15. The expression

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

(A) 7 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3

n
16. r.
r 1
2n
C r is equal to

(A) n.2n-1 (B) 22n-1 (C) 2n-1 + 1 (D) n.2 2 n 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
r is

(A) n.2n (B) (n + 1)2n-1 (C) (n + 2)2n-1 (D) (n+2)2n-2

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

equal to

.in
(A) n.2n (B) (n + 1)2n (C) (2n + 1)2n (D) (4n + 1)2n
ps
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 :
te

(A) 5511 (B) 5151 (C) 1515 (D) 1155

yS

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

3n 1 3n 1 1 3n 1
ud

(A) (B) (C) (D) 3n

2 2 2 2
St

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SETII
1. For 1 r n , the value of n Cr n 1 Cr n 2 Cr .......... r Cr is
n 1 n 1
(A) n Cr 1 (B) Cr (C) Cr 1 (D) none of these

100

2. 53
The coefficient of x in the expansion
m 0
100
Cm ( x 3)100 m 2 m is

(A) 100 C47 (B) 100 C53 (C) 100 C53 (D) 100 C100

3. If n be a positive integer such that n 3 , then the value of the sum to n terms of
n 1 n 1 n 2 n 1 n 2 n 3
1.n- (n - 1) + (n - 2) (n - 3) + ...... is
1! 2! 3!
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) - 1 (D) none of these

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

(A) 106 (B) 108 (C) 103 (D) 109

5.
.in
The ratio of the coefficient of xn in the expansion of (1 + x)2n and (1 + x)2n-1 will be
ps
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 3 : 1 (D) 1 : 3
te

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 (D) 2n + 1
yS

n
7. If the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of x 2 2 is 243, then the term independent of x,
ud

x3
is equal to
St

7
(A) 11 (B) (C) 15 (D) 40
2

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

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

9. 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
1
10. The value of 2r ! 2n 2r ! , is equal to
r 0

22n 22n 1 2 n 1 2n
(A)
2n !
(B)
2n ! (C)
n!
(D)
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

Ct pt qt
m

Ct pm t qm t
pq pq

m

Ct pt qt
m

Ct pm t qm t
pq pq

14. 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
3
n C r n C r3

.in
ps
n n
Cr
1
r
15. The value of the expression is
r 0
r 3
Cr
te

n n 1 n 3 3 n2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
yS

2 3 n 3 2
n m
mr
1 x
ud

16. m
The coefficient of x in the expansion of , m n, is equal to
r 0
(A) n + 1Cm 1 (B) n + 1Cm + 1 (C) nCm (D) nm
St

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

2n 1
18. The integral part of 3 1 , is of the form
3
(A) 2k + 1, k I (B) (2k + 1) ,k I
2
(C) 2k, k I (D) none of these

32n
19. The fractional part of , is equal to
8
3 7 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these.
8 8 8

20. 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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SETIII
Multiple choice questions with one or more than one correct option.
1. If | x | < 1, then the coefficient of xn in the expansion of loge(1 + x + x2 + . . . ) is
1 1 2
(A) n ! (B) neloge n! (C) (D) n elogen
n

n n

2. 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

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

(A) total number of terms is 66 (B) coefficient of a8 bc is 90

.in
(C) coefficient of a4 b5 c3 is 0 (D) none of these
ps
n4
4. 2 2
Let (1 + x ) (a + x) =n
k x k . If a , a , a
1 2 3
are in A. P., then n is equal to
k 0
te

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

yS

n

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

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

St

Question based on write-up

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

(A) OE (B) O + E (C) O E (D) none of these

7. The value of (x a)n in terms of

(A) OE (B) O + E (C) O E (D) none of these

8. The value of (x2 a2)n is equal to

(A) O2 + E2 (B) O + E (C) O2 E2 (D) none of these

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

(A) OE (B) 2 OE (C) 3 OE (D) 4 OE

10. 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 n
11. The value of
r 0 s 1
n
Cs . s Cr (when r s is)
n
(A) 3 (B) n . 3n1 (C) n . 3n1 1 (D) 3n 1

n n

12. The value of (r s) C C

r 0 s 0
r s , is

(A) n . 22n (B) n(n 1)2n 2 (C) n(n + 1)2n (D) 22n

n
13. The value of (r s)
0 r s n
C r Cs , is

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

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

14. The value of (r s) (C r Cs ) , is

.in
0 r s n

(A) n2 . 2n1 (B) n(n 1)2n2 (C) n2 . 2n2 (D) n2 . 2n

ps
n
15. The value of ( r s ) (C r C s C r C s ) , is
te

0 r s n

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

2 n 2 n

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

2 n 2 n

2 2
St

n n n n
16. The value of (1) , is
r 0 s 0 t 0 u 0
n
(A) C4 (B) n+1C4 (C) 4n+1
C4 (D) (n + 1)4

17. The value of (2) , is

0 r s t u n
n
(A) 2 . C4 (B) 2 . n+1C4 (C) 2 . 4n+1C4 (D) 2(n +1)4

18. True and False :

10
2
(i) The ratio of the coefficient of x in (1 x ) and the term independent of x in x
10 2 10
x
is 1 : 32.
(ii) 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.
(iii) The coefficient of xn in the expansion of (1 + x)2n is double the coefficient of xn in the
expansion of (1 + x)2n1.

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19. 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 .............

20. Match the column

Column I Column II
(a) If the coefficients of x7 and x8 in are equal, then n is (P) 2
10
1
(b) If the coefficient of x in the expansion of x 2 is 15,
ax

.in
then the value of a, is (Q) 01

(c) The remainder when 22003 in divided by 17 is (R) 55

ps
(d) The last two digits of 3400, are (S) 8
te
yS
ud
St

LEVELI ANSWER
5
2.(i) (ii) 495 3. n = 7, 14
12

LEVELII

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7.313 5 20 17
8. (a) T7 = (b) x 10.
2 8 21 54

IIT JEE PROBLEMS (OBJECTIVE)

(A)
1. (101)50 2. 0 3. a = 2, n = 4 4. 41

(B)
1. C 2. C

(C)
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. C

6. D 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. D

11. A

IIT JEE PROBLEMS .in (SUBJECTIVE)

ps
2 mn 1
1. r=3 8. 10. n=3
2 mn n 2 mn
te
yS

n (n 1) 2 (n 2) 1 2
14. 15. 2 n 2 16. x = 10 or 10-5/2
(2n 1) 2
ud

a 2
S = n 1 2 ax a where -1 < a < 1 and | x | > 1
2
19. x = 2 or 0 20.
x
St

64 64
22. n=7 24. x , 2 2,
21 21

25. 6 n ( 27 e) 26. n = 3 or 4 27. T8

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29. 4e - 3 32.12C6 33. -22100

SETI

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A

6. D 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C

11. A 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. D

16. D 17. C 18. C 19. D 20. A

SETII

1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B

.in
6. C 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. B
ps
11. C 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. C

16. B 17. B 18. C 19. C 20. A

te
yS

SETIII
ud

1. CD 2. AB 3. ABC 4. BCD 5. ACD

St

6. B 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. B

11. D 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. B

16. D 17. B 18. (i) T (ii) T (iii) T

19. (i) 60 (ii) 36n1 (iii) 4 OR 7 (iv) 6th, 7th (v) 31

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

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.in
ps
te
yS
ud
St

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