Binomial Theorem

Exercise 1
Q.1
100

100

m 0

[B]
Cm x 3

100 m

2m x 3 2

100

x 1

100

1 x

100

The coefficient of x 53 100 C53

Q.2

[B]

1 5
1 5

5 C 5
C 5 C 5

1 n C1

1 n

5 .......... n 5

C 5 ..........

n C3

Adding,

1 5 1 5

2 1 5C2 5 5C4 25

352
Q.3

[A]

3r + r + 2 = 2n = n

n
r
2

Q.4

[C]

General term,
9 r

4
Tr 1 9Cr x 2
3

2 (9 - r) r = 0
r = 6
7th term.

3

2x

Q.5

[B]
1 2 m m 1 2
x
x
8
2

3rd term =

1
2

Q.6

[D]
n

1 5
Last term 2 2 3 3

log83

5
log3 3 3

5
3

1
32

n = 10
6

13 21
Hence, 5 term from beginning C4 2 2

10

th

10 C 4
Q.7
T5 T6 0

n C4 b4a n 4 1 n C5b5a n 5 1 0
4

a n4

b
5

Q.8

[A]

1 ix

4n 2

n C0 n C1 ix n C2 ix .............. ix
1

4n 2

Negative real terms are corresponding to the exponents

4t 2, t N,1 t n
Q.9

[A]

The coefficient of t32 in the expansion of

1 t 2

12

1 t

12

t 24 t 36 is

 12 C4 12 C10 12 C6 2
Q.10 [A]
Coefficient of x 2 8C3 3 8C5

8 7 6 3 8 7 6

6
6

56
Q.11 [A]
Every term in the expansion is irrational, since each term in the expansion consists of an even
and an odd exponent.
Q.12 [A]
Terms which do not have fractional power of variable are
55

45

10

35

50

25

30

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
x 5 , 55C10 x 5 y10 , 55C20 x 5 y10 , 55C30 x 5 y10 ,

15

55

15 101
C40 x y

40

and

55

5th term + 7th term = 2 (6th term)

n C4 n C6 2 n C5

n!
n!
2 n!

n 4 ! 4! n 6 !6! n 5! 5!
1

n 4 n 5

1
2

5 6 n 5 5

Q.14 [A]
5

C2 (x)2 x log10

x
2 3log10

106

105

50

15 101
C50 x y .

Q.13

Taking log with base = 10 on both sides.

x
2 3log10
log10x 5
x
3 log10
2 log10x 5 0
2

2 4 60
5
1,
6
3

log10

Hence, x 101 10
Q.15
3

83 2
x
C5 x x log10

x
x 2 log10

5600

5600 6
100
8 7 6
1

100 5 10 5
x
2
log10
x x
Q.16 [A]
n

C1 n C 2 36

n 1 C 2 36

n 1! 36
n 1!2!

(n + 1) n = 72
n = 8
8

Now,

[as n = 9 is rejected, 9 not being a natural number]

2
C 2 2

C2 2x

1
3

2x

2x

Q.17 [C]
Middle terms are T5 & T6
5

a 2 63 14
a
T5 C4 2a

4
32

a 2
63 13
T6 C5 2a
a
4
4
5

Q.18 [A]
T4 T3
3

3 x 10
83 x
C3 2
C2 2

8
8
10

T4 T3

&
2

&

8 3x
1
3 2 8

&

10

3x
3x
C3 2 10C4 26
8
8

7 3x
4 8 2
64
21

x 2

&

x < 2 or x > 2

&

64
64
x
21
21

64
64
, 2 2,
Hence, x
21
21

Q.19 [A]
T4 T5

&
3

3 x 10
63 x
C3 2
C4 2

8
8
10

T4 T3
3

&

10

3 x 10
3 x
C3 2
C2 2

8
8
7

7 3x
2
4 8

64
21

&

8 3x
1
3 2 8

64
21

x 2

&

Q.20 [C]
cos
Term independent of x 10 Cr (x sin )10r
is corresponding to 10 2r = 0
x
r

r = 5
Hence, the term is

10

C5 sin cos
5

10

C5
5
sin 2
5
2

Greater value of term independent of x =

10 !
5! 5!25

Q.22 [A]
n1 n 2

P2 90

n1 n 2 n1 n 2 1 90 &

3 n1 n2 P2 90

Let, n1 n 2 t

&

n1 n 2 n1 n 2 1 30

t = 10, 9

&

n1 n 2 6, 5

n1 n 2 10

(i)

t 2 t 90 0

Hence, n1n 2 8, 2
Q.23 [D]

n 1!
n!
k 2 3

n r 1! r! n r 1! r 1!
k 2 3

r 1

Now, n r 1

(ii)

n
1
r 1

k2 3 1
k 2, 2

.(i)

Also,

k2 3 0

k , 3

3,

Q.24 [C]
n

Pr 5040 n C r

r! 5040 7!
r = 7
Q.25 [A]
35

r 1

r 1

C8 42 r C7 47 r C7

35 C8 35 C7 36 C7 37 C7 38 C7 39 C7 40 C7 41 C7 42 C7 43 C7 44 C7 45 C7 46 C7
47 C8
Q.26

(using n Cr n Cr 1 n 1Cr )

[D]

1 x

131

x 1

130

1 x 1 x 3

130

Coefficient of x65 = 0.
Q.31
1 n
1
C1 n C2 n C3 .......... n Cn 2n 1
n!
n!

Q.35 [A]

 1 1 1

1 2 3x 3
2 2 2

T4

6
2

27 3
x
128

Q.36 [A]

1 x
E

n 1

Hence, the coefficient of x k in E n 1Ck 1

Q.37 [D]
S C0 3C1 5C2 ............. 2n 1 Cn
S 2n 1 Cn 2n 1 Cn 1 ....... Co

2S 2n 2 C0 C1 C2 ......... C n

S n 1 2n
Q.38 [C]

S C12 C32 C52 ............... C2n 2 C2n

S C2n 1 Cn2 3 Cn2 5 ........... C22 C02

2S C02 C12 C22 C32 C24 ........... C2n 2n Cn
S

1
2

2n

2n !
n! 2

Cn

Q.39 [A]

S n C0 n C1 n 1C2 n 2C3 .............. n r 1Cr

n 1 C1 n 1C2 n 2C3 ....... n r 1Cr

n 2 C2 n 2C3 .......... n r 1Cr

n 3 C3 n 3 C4 ............ n r 1Cr

 n r 1 Cr 1 n r 1 Cr
n r Cr

Cr n Cr 1 n 1Cr