Binomial Theorem 1

1. The fourth term in the expansion of 7. If p & q be positive, then the

(1 - 2x)3/2 will be : coefficients of x p & x q in the
expansion of (1 + x)p + q will be :
3 4 x3
(A) - x (B) (A) Equal
4 2 (B) Equal in magnitude but opposite
x3 3 4 in sign
(C) - (D) x (C) Reciprocal to each other
2 4 (D) None of these
10
2. C 1 + 10C3 + 10C5 + 10C 7 + 10C9 =
8. The term independent of x in the
(A) 2 9 (B) 210
10 - 1 10
(C) 2 (D) None of these ÿ x 3
expansion of + will be :
3. C 0 Cr + C1 Cr + 1 + C2 C r + 2 + ..... + Cn − r Cn 3 2 x2
is equal to :
(2 n) ! 3 5
(A) (A) (B)
(n − r) ! (n + r) ! 2 4
5
n! (C) (D) None of these
(C) 2
(− r) ! (n + r) !
n! 9. If the coefficients of 5 th, 6 th and 7 th
(C) terms in the expansion of (1 + x)n be
(n − r) !
in A.P., then n =
(D) None of these (A) 7 only (B) 14 only
4. If the coefficient of rth term & (r + 4)th (C) 7 or 14 (D) None of these
term are equal in the expansion of 10. The sum of the coefficients in the
(1 + x)20, then the value of r will be expansion of (1 + x − 3x 2)2163 will be
(A) 7 (B) 8 (A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 9 (D) 10 (C) - 1 (D) 2 2163
n
Cn C1 C C C
5.
C1 2 C 2 3 C 3
+ + + ..... + C = 11. + 2 2 + 3 3 + ...... + 15 15 =
C0 C1 C2 n −1
C0 C1 C2 C14
(A) 100 (B) 120
n (n −1) n (n + 2) (C) - 120 (D) None of these
(A) (B)
2 2
6
n (n +1) (n − 1) (n − 2) ÿ 1
(C) (D) 12. In the expansion of x− , the
2 2 x
constant term is :
6. C 1 + 2 C2 + 3 C3 + 4 C4 + ...... + nCn =
(A) - 20 (B) 20
(A) 2 n (B) n . 2n
n-1 (C) 30 (D) - 30
(C) n . 2 (D) n . 2n + 1
20. In the expansion of (x 2 - 2x) 10 , the

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coefficient of x16 is : (2 n + 2) ! (2 n) !
(A) - 1680 (B) 1680 (C) (D)
n ! ( n + 1) ! n ! ( n + 1) !
(C) 3360 (D) 6720
n
13. If (1 + ax)n = 1 + 8x + 24x2 + ...... ,
then the value of a and n is :
18. If (1 + x)n = ÿ Cr xr , then
r=0
(A) 2, 4 (B) 2, 3
(C) 3, 6 (D) 1, 2 ÿ C1 ÿ C ÿ C
1+ 1 + 2 ..... 1 + n =
14. If for positive integers r > 1, n > 2, C0 C1 C n −1
the coefficient of the (3 r)th & (r + 2)th
powers of x in the expansion of n n −1 (n + 1) n − 1
(A) (B)
(1 + x)2n are equal, then : (n − 1) ! (n − 1) !
(A) n = 2r (B) n = 3r
(C) n = 2r + 1 (D) None of these ( n + 1) n (n + 1) n + 1
(C) (D)
n! n!
n
15. The sum of the series, ÿ (-1)r nCr
19. The coefficient of x4 in the expansion
r=0
of (1 + x + x2 + x3)n is :
ÿ 1 3r 7 r 15 r (A) nC 4 (B) nC 4 + nC2
+ + + + .... m terms is :
2 r 2 2 r 23 r 2 4 r (C) C4 + C 2 + C 4 . nC2
n n n

(D) nC4 + nC2 + nC 1 . nC2

2 mn − 1 2m n − 1
20. If x < 1, then the value of,
( )
(A) (B)
2 mn 2 n − 1 2n − 1
2
ÿ 2x n (n + 1) ÿ 2 x
2m n + 1 1+ n + + ..... ∞
(C) (D) None of these 1+ x 2! 1+ x
2n + 1 will be :

( )
2n +1 n n
16. Let R = 5 5 + 11 & f = R − [R], ÿ1 + x ÿ 2x
(A) (B)
1− x 1+ x
where [ . ] denotes the greatest integer
function . The value of R . f is : n n
ÿ1 + x ÿ1 − x
(A) 42n + 1 (B) 4 2n (C) (D)
(C) 4 2n - 1
(D) 4 -2n 2x 1+ x

17. The greatest coefficient in the 21. If the value of x is so small that x2
expansion of (1 + x)2n + 2 is : and greater powers can be neglected,
(2 n) ! (2 n + 2) !
(A) (B)
(n !)2 { (n + 1) ! }2

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(C) - 1 (D) 0
1 + x + 3 (1 − x)2
then is equal to : 26. The value of x in the expression,
1+ x + 1+ x
[x + x ]
5
log10 ( x )
, if the third term in the
5 5
(A) 1 + x (B) 1 - x expansion is 10, 00, 000 is :
6 6
(A) 10 (B) 11
2 2 (C) 12 (D) None of these
(C) 1 + x (D) 1 - x
3 3
22. The first four terms in the expansion T2
27. If in the expansion of (a + b)n and
of (1 - x)3/2 are : T3
3 3 2 1 3 T3
(A) 1 - x+ x - x in the expansion of (a + b)n + 3 are
2 8 16 T4
3 3 2 x2 equal, then n =
(B) 1 - x+ x - (A) 3 (B) 4
2 8 16
(C) 5 (D) 6
3 3 2 x2
(C) 1 - x+ x + 28. The term independent of x in the
2 8 16
n
(D) None of these ÿ 1
expansion of (1 + x)n 1 + is :
x
23. If C r stands for nC r , the sum of the
(A) C 20 + 2 C12 + ...... + (n + 1) C2n
given series,
() ()
2 n ! n !
2 2 [ C 20 - 2 C12 (B) (C0 + C1 + ...... + Cn)2
n!
(C) C 20 + C12 + ...... + C 2n
+ 3 C 22 - ...... + (- 1) n (n + 1) C 2n ] where (D) None of these
n is an even positive integer, is : 29. If coefficient of (2r + 3)th and (r − 1)th
(A) 0 (B) (- 1)n/2 (n + 1) terms in the expansion of (1 + x)15 are
(C) (- 1) n (n + 2) (D) (- 1)n/2 (n + 2) equal, then value of r is :
24. The larger of 99 50 + 100 50 and 101 50 (A) 5 (B) 6
is : (C) 4 (D) 3
(A) 99 50 + 100 50
(B) Both are equal 30. The middle term in the expansion of
(C) 101 50 (D) None of these 2n
ÿ 1
x+ , is :
25. The sum of all the coefficients in the 2x
binomial expansion of (x 2 + x - 3) 319
is :
(A) 1 (B) 2

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1 . 3 . 5 ...... (2 n − 3) ÿ 3
10
(A) of, 2+ x has the maximum
n! 8
numerical value, the rang of value of
(B)
x for which this will be true is given
by :
1 . 3 . 5 ...... (2 n + 1)
(C) 64
n! (A) - < x < -2
21
(D) None of these
64
31. If (1 + x − 2x2)6 = 1 + a1x + a 2x 2 + (B) - <x<2
...... + a 12x 12 , then ethe expression, 21
a2 + a4 + a6 + ...... + a12 has the value 64
(A) 32 (B) 63 (C) <x<4
21
(C) 64 (D) None of these (D) None of these
32. If the 6th term in the expansion of
the binomial , 36. If n is a positive integer and Ck = nCk,
2
n ÿ Ck
is equal to 21 then the value of ÿ k3
C k −1
=
k=1

and it is known that the binimial co- n (n + 1) (n + 2)

efficient of the 2 nd, 3 rd & 4 th terms in (A)
1ÿ . 3 . 5 ......x (2 n − 1)12 m
log (10 − 3 ) 5 ( x − 2) log 3
the expansion represent respectively 2 n! + 2 2
the first, third and fifth terms of an n ( n +1)
(B)
A.P. (the symbol log stands for 12
logarithm to the base 10), then x =
(A) 0 (B) 1 n (n + 2)2 (n + 1)
(C)
(C) 2 (D) 3 12
33. If n is an integer greater then 1, then (D) None of these
a - nC 1 (a - 1) + nC2 (a - 2) + ...... +
(- 1)n (a - n) = 1 1 3 1. 3. 5
37. 1 - + . − + ...... ∞
(A) a (B) 0 8 8 16 8 .16 . 24
2
(C) a (D) 2 n
2 2
34. The sum of the coefficients of even (A) (B)
5 5
power of x in the expansion of,
(1 + x + x2 + x3)5 is : 2
(A) 256 (B) 128 (C) (D) None of these
5
(C) 512 (D) 64
69. If a1, a2, a3, a4 are the coefficients of
35. Given that 4 th term in the expansion

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any four consecutive terms in the

43. The coefficient of x in the expansion
expansion of (1 + x) n, then
−1
of ÿ 1 + x − x
2
a1 a3 in ascending pwers
+ =
a1 + a 2 a3 + a4
of x, when x < 1, is :
a2 1 a2 1
(A) (B)
2 (a 2 + a 3 )
(A) 0 (B)
a2 + a3 2
2 a2 2 a3 1
(C) (D) (C) - (D) 1
a2 + a3 a2 + a3 2
44. The value of,
39. If the sum of the coefficients in the
expansion of (α 2 x 2 - 2 αx + 1) 51 15
C 20 − 15 C12 + 15
C 22 - ...... - 15 C15
2
is :
vanishes, then the value of α is : (A) 15 (B) - 15
(A) 2 (B) - 1 (C) 0 (D) 51
(C) 1 (D) - 2
ANSWERS
40. The value of x, for which the 6th term
in the expansion of, 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. C
7 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. C 11. B 12.A
ÿ log2
2
(9 x −1
+7 ) +
1
is
13. A 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. B 18.C
2
( )
(1/ 5 ) log2 3x − 1 + 1 19. D 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. D 24.C
25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. A 30.B
84, is equal to : 31. D 32. AC33. B 34. C 35. A 36.D
(A) 4 (B) 3 37. C 38. C 39. C 40. CD41. A 42.B
(C) 2 (D) 1 43. D 44. C
41. Let n and k be positive integers such

that n ≥ k (k +1) . The number of

2
solutions (x1, x 2, ...... xk) , x1 ≥ 1,
x 2 ≥ 2 , ...... x k ≥ k , all integers,
satisfying x1 + x2 + ...... + x k = n, is :
(A) mCk - 1 (B) mC k + 1
m
(C) C k (D) None of these
1
{where m = (2n - k2 + k - 2)}
2
42. The number of integral terms in the
expansion of, (5 1/2 + 7 1/6)642 is :
(A) 106 (B) 108
(C) 103 (D) 109

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