Binomial Theorem

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Mathematics : Binomial Theorem

Practice Paper 03
ANSWER KEY
1. (a) 11. (a) 21. (b)

2. (c) 12. (b) 22. (c)

3. (b) 13. (b) 23. (b)

4. (b) 14. (c) 24. (c)

5. (c) 15. (a) 25. (c)

6. (a) 16. (c) 26. (c)

7. (d) 17. (d) 27. (b)

8. (d) 18. (a) 28. (d)

9. (b) 19. (b) 29. (c)

10. (d) 20. (a) 30. (a)

HINTS AND SOLUTIONS

1. (a)
20
1
1
5 10
Coefficient of x in (1+x)
x
Coefficient of x 25 in (1 + x)30
2. (c)

n 2r 2 n 2
3. (b)
Factorise and expand
4. (b)
n
Cr n r 1
n

Cr 1 r

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5. (c)
c02 c12 .....c2n 2ncn c02 c12 .....c2n 2ncn
6. (a)
f 1 f 1
2
7. (d)

2
2 a 3 3.a.16b 2

8. (d)

n 2n
1 x x2 arxr
r 0

Differentiate above and put x = -1

9. (b)
n
C2 n C3 n Cn 2 n Cn 3 440

2 n

C2 n C3 400,n 11

10. (d)
2n 1
5 5
2
2
11

11. (a)

n n
6 35 6 35 1

12. (b)

a b
n n
Expand using the formula a b

13. (b)
Expand (x + ai)n and (x ai)n then multiply.
14. (c)
Take (1 + x)1000 as common, after simplification it becomes (1 + x)1000 coefficient of x50
is 1002 C50
15. (a)
2 + 4 + 8 + ..1024
16. (c)

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Coefficient of
x n n C0 3.n C1 5.n C2 ... 2n 1 Cn

2n 1 1 n
.2 n 1 2n
2
17. (d)
18. (a)
22006 4 8 4 7 1
668 668
leaves remainder 4
2006 7 268 4 leaves remainder
22006 2006 leaves remainder 0.
19. (b)
Use multinomial theorem.
General term of given expansion is
b c
6! a 2 3
1 2 3 where a + b + c = 6 and
a!b!c!
a b c
6 0 0
4 2 0
2 4 0
0 6 0
3 0 3
1 2 3
0 0 6
20. (a)
We
x 1 x 1
2/3 1/3 1/2
x1/3 x 1/2
x x 1 x x

10
i.e x1/3 x 1/2

10r r
1 x 1/2
r
in t r 1 10 Cr x1/3

for this term to be independent of x. we must have

10 r r
0 20 5r 0 r 4
3 2
So, the required coefficient is
C4 1 210
10 4

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21. (b)
22. (c)
23. (b)
95
C4 95 C3 96 C3 97 C3 98 C3 98 C4 99 C3

96 C4 96 C3 97 C3 98 C3 99 C3 97 C4 97 C3 98 C3 99 C3

98 C4 98 C3 99 C3 99 C4 99 C3 100 C4
24. (c)
25. (C)
2 31/10
55
1/5
Total terms = 55 + 1 = 56

Tr 1 55 Cr 255r /53r /10 Here r = 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50

Number of rational terms = 6; Number of irrational terms = 56 - 6 = 50
26. (C)
12

Given expansion is bx
a
x
12 r

General term = Tr 1 Cr
a
bx 12 Cr a
12 r
b r x 12 2 r
12 r

x
Since, we have to find coefficient of x 10 12 + 2r = 10 r = 1
C1 a b 12a11b
11 1
Now, then coefficient of x 10 is 12

27. (B)

1 2x x
n n
1 x 1 x
2 2 2n

th

Here 2n is even integer, therefore, 1 , i.e., n 1 term will be the middle

2n th

2
term.
2n
Now, n 1 term in 1 x Cn 1 x 2 n Cn x x
th 2n 2n 2 nn n n n

n !n !
28. (D) 1 x 2 x 2 10
a0 a1 x a2 x 2 ..a19 x19 a20 x 20

Replacing x by x, 1 x 2 x2 a0 a1 x a2 x 2 ...a19 x19 a20 x 20

10

210 410 10
Subtracting and putting x = 1, 2 4 2 a1 a3 ... a19 a2 r 1
10 10

2 r 1

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29. (C)
Given expression

1 102 1 85
86 103

1 86 C1102 86 C2 102 ...; 1 103 C185 103 C2 85 ...
2 2

17 86
C1 6 86 C2102 6 ... 103 C1 5 103 C2 85 5 ....;

30. (A)
Given expansion = a b c a b c
2 n 1 2n 1

2 2n1 C1 a b c 2n1 C3 a b c3 .. 2n1 C2n1C 2n1

2n 2 n2

Number of dissimilar term 2n 1 2n 1 .... 2n 3 .... 5 3 1
n 1

2
2 1 n 1 1 2 n 12

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