Higher Maths 02

IPM
Higher Algebra : Binomial Theorem,
Exponential Series (Class Exercise)

Number of Questions : 25 CEX–6867/20

1. If the 6th term in the expansion of 5. If in the binomial expansion of (1 + x)n, the
8 coefficients of the 4th and 13th terms are
 1 2 
 8 / 3 + x log10 x  is 5600, then the value equal to each other, then the value of n is
x  (a) 9 (b) 12
of x is (c) 15 (d) 17
(a) 20 (b) 10
(c) 100 (d) None of these 6. Find the value of

2. The middle term in the expansion of  1 1  1 1 

 1 + 1⋅ 2 + 1⋅ 2 ⋅ 3 + ...  1 − 1⋅ 2 + 1⋅ 2 ⋅ 3 − ... 
12
  
a 
 x + bx  will be
   1 
2

(a)   (b) (e − 1)2

6 6  e − 1
12 a b
(a) 12c6a6b6 (b) c6
x
(e − 1)2
(c) (d) None of these
a6 b6 e
12
(c) c6 (d) 12c6 a6b6x2
x2
7. Sum the series from n = 1 to ∞ , whose nth
3. The number of terms in the expansion of 1
(a + b + c)n is term is:
(n + 1)!
(n + 1) (n + 2)
(a) (b) n + 3 (a) e (b) e – 2
2
(c) e + 1 (d) e – 3
n(n + 1)
(c) (d) None of these
2
1 1 1 
8. Find the value of  + + + ... ∞ 
4. The coefficient of x32 in the expansion of  3! 4! 5! 
15
 4 1  2
 x − 3  is (a) e (b) e −
 x  5
(a) 15C6 (b) 15C4 5
(c) –15C6 (d) None of these (c) e − (d) e – 3
2

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 16. What is the value of n if in (1 + x)2n + 1, the
1 1 1 
9. Find the value of  + + + ... ∞  sum of the coefficients of the first (n + 1) terms
 1! 3! 5!  is 64?
(a) 7 (b) 4
e − e −1 e + e −1 (c) 3 (d) None of these
(a) (b)
2 2
2n–1
(c) e (d) 2e – e–1 17. What is the value of C0 – C1 + C2 – C3 + ... +
(–1)nCn if C0, C1, C2 ... represent the binomial
10. Sum the series from n = 1 to ∞ , whose nth coefficient of (1 + x)n?
1 (a) 0 (b) 2n
n
(c) 2 – 1 (d) None of these
term is
(n − 1)!
(a) e (b) e – 2 n n n
(c) e + 1 (d) e – 3 18. For 2 ≤ r ≤ n, Cr + 2 Cr–1 + Cr–2 =
n+1 n+1
(a) Cr–1 (b) 2 Cr +1
11. The term independent of x in the expansion
n+ 2 n+2
12 (c) 2 Cr (d) Cr
 4 
of  x − 2  is
 x 
19. The coefficient of x 8 in the expansion of
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 7 e 3 x is

3 38
12. The coefficients of the (3r)th term and the (a) (b)
8! 8!
(r + 2)th term in the expansion (1 + x)2n are
equal, then
1
(a) n = 2r (b) n = 3r (c) (d) None of these
(c) n = 2r + 1 (d) None of these 8!

13. The coefficient of x24 in (1 + x)5 (3 + x)20 is 20. Sum of the series to infinity
(a) 65 (b) 60
3 5 7
(c) 5 (d) None of these 1+ + + + ...∞ is
1! 2! 3!
14. The numerically greatest term in (1 + x)2n 5e
(a) 2e (b)
2
1
if x = and n = 2 is (c) 3e (d) 4e
2
(a) 1st term (b) 2nd term
(c) 3rd term (d) (n + 1)th term 21. Sum of the series from n = 1 to ∞, whose nth
1
term is
15. C0, C1, ... Cn denote the binomial coefficients
(2n – 1)!
in (1 + x)n. The value of C0 + 2C1 + 3C2 + ...
+ nCn is e + e –1 e – e –1
(a) (b)
(a) 2n (b) (n + 1) (2n) 2 2
n +1 n
(c) (2 ) (d) None of these e – e –1
2 (c) –1 (d) None of these
2

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  3 x 6 x9  22 32 42
22. If y = −  x + + + L , then x = 24. The sum of the series 1 + + + + ...∞
2 3  2! 3! 4!
 
is
1 + ey 1 − ey (a) e
(a) (b)
3 3 3e
(b)
1 2
(c) (
1− e )
y 3 (d) (1 – ey)3 (c) 2e
(d) 3e

∞ 25. The value of C0 + 3C1 + 5C2 + ... + (2n + 1)Cn

∑
1
23. The sum of the series is is
n =1
( + 1)!
2n (a) (n + 1)2 2n + 1
(b) 2(n + 1) . 2n
e + e –1 e – e –1 (c) (n + 1)2n
(a) (b) (d) None of these
2 2

e – e –1
(c) –1 (d) None of these
2

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 Higher Algebra : Binomial Theorem,
Exponential Series (Home Exercise)

1. The coefficient of x6 in the expansion of (a) 10C4

(b) 10C4 + 10C5 × 2 + 10C
6
11
 2 3 (c) 0
 2x − x  , where x ≠ 0 is
  (d) None of these
(a) 0 (b) –11C62536
(c) –11C52635 (d) 11C52635 7. The largest numerical term in the expansion
1
2. The sum of the series (3 – 5x)10, where x = is
2
2 12 120 1680 (a) 3rd term (b) 4th term
+ + + + ...∞ is
2! 4! 6! 8! (c) 5th term (d) None of these
(a) 2e + 1 (b) e – 1
(c) 2e + 1 (d) e + 1 8. The value of x if the 5th term in the expansion
10
 x
1 1 1  is the largest numerical term in  1 +  ,
3. Find the value of  + + + ... ∞  .  8
 3! 5! 7! 
where x > 0
e − e−1
(a) +1 (b) e – e–1 – 2
2 20 20
(a) x < (b) 0 < x <
3 3
e + e−1 e − e −1
−1
(c) +1 (d) 32 20
2 2 (c) <x< (d) None of these
7 3

4. Sum the series from n = 2 to ∞ , whose nth

1 n
term is 3 1 
(n − 2)! 9. In  2 + 3  , if the ratio of 7th term from
(a) e – 1 (b) e – 2  3
(c) e (d) e – 3 the beginning and the 7th term from the end
1
n is , then n =
6
5. The value of ∑ r 2 Cr , where C0, C1, C2, ... (a) 7 (b) 8
r =1

Cn are the binomial coefficients of (1 + x)n is (c) 9 (d) None of these

(a) n(n + 1)2n (b) (n2 + 1)2n – 1
15
(c) n(n + 1)2 n – 2 (d) None of these  4 1  –17
10. If in the expansion of  x – 3  , x
 x 
6. The coefficient of the term independent of x occurs in rth term, then
10 (a) r = 10 (b) r = 11
 2 1 
in the expansion  x − 3  (1 + x)2 is (c) r = 12 (d) r = 13
 x 

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 CEX–6867/20 Higher Maths – 02 IPM
Answers and Explanations

Class Exercise
1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 c 7 b 8 c 9 a 10 a
11 b 12 a 13 a 14 b 15 c 16 c 17 a 18 d 19 b 20 c
21 b 22 c 23 c 24 c 25 c

Home Exercise
1 a 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 c 6 a 7 c 8 c 9 c 10 c

Class Exercise So, (4 + 1)th, i.e. 5th term contains x32.

Putting r = 4 in (i), we get
1. b We have T 6 = 5600, where T n is nth term in the
expansion of the given expression.
T5 = −1 b g 4 15
C4 x(60 − 28) =15 C4 x 32 .
Therefore, the coefficient of x32 = 15C4.
8 −5
 1 
(x )
5
8 2
⇒ C5  8 3  log10 x = 5600
x  Alternate method:
2
⇒ 56 x log10 x c h 5
= 5600  p b 
Use the formula: Coefficient of xs in  ax + q  is
n

 x 
⇒ x2 (log10 x ) = 100 ⇒ x 2 (log10 x ) = 102
5 5
np − s
⇒ x2 (log10x)5 = 10² (log1010)5
n
C r a n – r b r where r = whenever nCr exists
p+q
⇒ x = 10.
15 × 4 − 32
2. a Middle term in expansion of the given expression will otherwise zero. Here r = =4
4+3
be 7th term.
∴ Coefficient = 15C4(–1)4 = 15c4.
12 − 6
th 12  a  (bx)6
∴ Required term = 7 term = C6  
x 5. c The coefficients of the 4th and 13th terms in the
= 12C6a 6b6 . binomial expansion of (1 + x) n are nC3 and nC 12
respectively. Coefficient of 4th term in (1 + x) n
3. a Number of terms in the expansion of = Coefficient of 13th term in
(x1 + x2 + ... + xr)n is n+r–1Cn. (a + b)n ⇒ n C3 = n C12 ⇒ n = 15
∴ Required number of terms = n+3–1Cn = n+2C2 {Because n Cx = n Cy ⇒ x = y or x + y = n}.

=
(n + 1)(n + 2) .
 1 1   1 1 
2 6. c  1 + 2! + 3! + ...   1 − 2! + 3! − ... 
   
4. b Suppose (r + 1)th term involves x32 in the expansion
 1 1 1    1 1 1 
F
of G x
1 IJ 15 =  −1 + 1 + 1! + 2! + 3! ...  ⋅ 1 −  1 − 1! + 2! − 3! + ...  
    
H K
4
− .
x3

e j FGH − x1 IJK = b−1g

1
r = (–1 + e) (1 – e–1 ) = (–1 + e) (1 – )
15 − r
Cr x 60 − 7r
15 r 15 e
Now, Tr +1 = Cr x 4 3

... (i) (e − 1)2

= .
For this term to contain x32, we have 60 – 7r = 32 ⇒ e
r = 4.

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12. a C(3r – 1) = 2nC(r + 1)
1
7. b We have Tn = . Hence, applying nCr = nCn – r, we get (r + 1) = 2n – (3r –1)
(n + 1)! So r + 1 = 2n – 3r + 1
∴ n = 2r
1 1 1
Therefore, T1 = , T2 = , T3 = , and so on.
2! 3! 4! 13. a The coefficient of x24 in the expansion
Therefore, = [Coefficient of x5][Coefficient of x19] + [Coefficient of
∞ ∞
x4][Coefficient of x20]
1
∑ = ∑ Tn = (T1 + T2 + T3 + T4 + ... ∞)
(n + 1)! n =1
= (5C5) (20C19)(3) + (5C4)(1) = 65
n =1

 1 1 1   2n − r + 1  1
14. b If Tr + 1 > Tr , then   > 1 or 5 – r > 2r
= + + + ... ∞ 
 r 2
 2! 3! 4! 
5
 1 1 1 1   1 Hence, 5 > 3r or r <
= 1 + + + + + ... ∞  −  1 +  = e – 2 3
 1! 2! 3! 4!   1! 
So Tr + 1 > Tr if r = 0, 1. So the largest term = T2

Alternative method:
8. c  1 1 1 
 + + + ... ∞ 
 3! 4! 5!  x (n + 1)
Qm =
 1 1 1 1 1   1 1 x +1
= 1 + + + + + + ... ∞  –  1 + + 
 1! 2! 3 ! 4 ! 5 !   1! 2! 
1
5 (2n + 1) 2n + 1 5
=e–  = 2 = =
2 1 3 3
+1
2
1 1 1
9. a e = 1+ + + + ... ∞
11 21 31 ⇒ T[m]+1 = T 5  = T2
+1
 3 
1 1 1
e−1 = 1 − + − + ... ∞
11 21 31
Let C0 + 2C1 + 3C2 + ... + nCn = X 
1 1 1  15. c 
e − e−1 = 2  + + ... Also nC0 + (n − 1) C1 + (n − 2 ) C2 + ... + Cn = X 
11 31 51 
Note: C0 = Cn, C1 = Cn – 1 ..., Cn = C0
e − e −1
⇒ Required sum = Adding the two equations
2
⇒ 2X = (n + 1) C0 + C1 + ... + Cn 

10 a We have Tn =
1
(n − 1)!
. Therefore,
 n + 1 n
⇒X=
 2 
 2 ( )
1 1 1 1
T1 = = 1, T2 = , T3 = ,T4 = , ...
0! 1! 2! 3! 2n +1
C0 + 2n +1C1 + ... + 2n +1Cn
Therefore, 16. c 144444 42444444 3 +
∞ ∞ X
1
∑ = ∑ Tn = (T1 + T2 + T3 + ... ∞ )
(n − 1)! n =1 2n +1
n =1 Cn +1 + 2n +1Cn + 2 + ... + 2n +1C2n +1 = 22n + 1
1444444 4244444443
 1 1 1 
= 1 + + + + ... ∞  = e Y
 1! 2! 3!  X = Y. Since 2n + 1Cr = 2n + 1C2n + 1 – r
Hence 2X = 22n + 1
r ∴ X = 22n = 64 ⇒ n = 3
 −4 
11. b General term is 12
Cr . (x)12 – r  2  . If the term is
x  17. a (1 + x)n = C0 + C1 x + C2 x2 + C3 x3 + ... + Cn xn
independent of x, (x12 – r) . x–2r = x0 So if x = –1, then C0 – C1 + C2 – C3 + ... + (–1)n Cn = 0
⇒ r = 4. Hence, the 5th term is independent of x.

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18. d Cr + 2 nCr –1 + nCr –2 = nCr –1 + nCr + nCr –2 + nCr –1  (x3 )2 (x3 )3 
22. c y = −  x3 + + + L = log(1 − x3 )
 2 3 
Now as n
Cm + nCm +1 = n +1Cm +1
n
Cr –1 + nCr + nCr –2 + nCr –1 ⇒ ey = 1 – x3 ⇒ x = (1 − e y )1/ 3 .

= n+1Cr + n+1Cr –1 = n+ 2Cr

∞

∑
1 1 1 1
23. c = + + + ...
19. b We have the exponential series n =1
(2n + 1)! 3! 5! 7!
∞
x x 2 x3 xn xn
ex = 1 + + +
1! 2! 3!
+ ... +
n!
+ ... = ∑ n!
n=0
=
e – e –1
2
–1

Replacing x by 3x, we get

 e – e –1 1 1 1 
∞ Q = 1 + + + + ...
3x (3x ) (3x ) + ... + (3x ) + ... = (3x )
2 3 n n
 2 3! 5! 7! 
e3x = 1 +
1!
+
2!
+
3! n! n
∑=0 n!

r2
∴ Tn +1 =
(3x )n =
3n xn
... (i)
24. c Tr =
r!
, r = 1, 2, 3 ...
n! n!
∞ ∞ ∞
r2
∑ Tr = ∑ =∑
8
∴ Putting n = 8 in (i), we get coefficient of x . r
∴ Sum =
r =1 r =1
r!
r =1
(r – 1)!
8 38
∴ Coefficient of x =
8! ∞
(r – 1) + 1 ∞ ∞
= ∑
r =1
(r – 1)!
= ∑ (r – 2)! + ∑ (r – 1)!
1 1
r =1 r =1
20. c Let Tn be the nth term of the series.
∞ ∞

∑ (r – 2 )! ∑
1 1
2n – 1 = +
∴ Tn =
(n – 1)! r =2 r =1
(r – 1)! = e + e = 2e

2n 1 25. c Let X = C0 + 3C1 + 5C2 + ... + (2n + 1)Cn

⇒ Tn = –
(n – 1)! (n – 1)! Also X = (2n + 1)C0 + (2n – 1)C1 + ... + Cn
[Since Cr = Cn – r]
2 (n – 1 + 1) 1 Hence, 2X = (2n + 2)[C0 + C1 + C2 + ... + Cn]
⇒ Tn = – or X = (n + 1) . 2n
(n – 1)! (n – 1)!
2 2 1 Home Exercise
⇒ Tn = + –
(n – 2)! (n – 1)! (n – 1)!
1. a Suppose x6 occurs in (r + 1)th term in the expansion

⇒ Tn =
2
+
1 FG 3 IJ 11

H K
2
(n – 2)! (n – 1)! of 2x − .
x

e j FGH − 3x IJK
∞ ∞ ∞ 11 − r
r

∑T ∑ (n – 2)! + ∑ (n – 1)!
1 1 11
∴ Sum = n =2 Now, Tr +1 = Cr 2x2
n =1 n =1 n =1

= 2e + e = 3e [As (–1)! is meaningless]

= 11
c h
Cr − 1 211 − r 3r x22 − 3r ..... (i)
r

1 16
21. b We have Tn = For this term to contain x6, 22 – 3r = 6 ⇒ r = , which
(2n – 1)! 3
is a fraction. But r is a natural number. Hence, there
By putting n = 1, 2, ..., ∞ is no term containing x6.
Hence, coefficient of x6 is 0.
1 1 1 e – e –1
Series = + + + ...∞ =
1! 3 ! 5 ! 2

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2. b Given series can be rewritten as:
10
 2 1 
1 1 1 1
+ + + + ....∞ 6. a In the multiplication  x − 3  [1 + 2x + x2], the term
1! 2! 3! 4!  x 
independent of x would be only one term, i.e. the
1 1 1 1 1 
=  + + + + + ....∞  − 1 = e – 1 10
 0! 1! 2! 3! 4!   2 1
coefficient of the 5th term in  x − 3  × 1, i.e. (10C4)(1).
 x 
1
3. d We have Tn = . Therefore, 10
(2n + 1)!  2 1
[Note: In  x − 3  , there are no terms with x–1 or x–2]
 x 
1 1 1
T1 = , T2 = , T1 = and so on. Therefore,
3! 5! 7!
∞
1 ∞ Tr +1  10 − r + 1   5x 
∑ = ∑ Tn = (T1 + T2 + T3 + ... ∞ ) 7. c ≥1 > 1 ⇒    ≥1
(2n + 1)! n =1 Tr  r  3 
n =1

1 1 1  r +1 6
= + + + ... ∞  ⇒ 55 ≥ 11r or r ≤ 5 and . ≥ 1 or r ≥ 4
 3! 5! 7!  10 – r 5
Hence, when r = 4 or 5, we have the largest term
1 1 1 1  numerically. So the 5th term or 6th term are the largest
=  + + + + ... ∞  − 1
 1! 3! 5! 7!  term.

 e − e−1  8. c T3 < T4 < T5 > T6 > T7 ...

= − 1
 2 
  T5 T
So > 1 and 5 > 1. Substituting for T4, T5, T6,
T6 T4
1
4. c We have Tn = . Clearly,
(n − 2)! 20 32 32 20
we get (i) x < and (ii) x > . So <x< .
1 1 1 3 7 7 3
T2 = = 1, T3 = , T4 = , and so on. Therefore,
0! 1! 2!
∞
1 ∞
1 1 n
C6 (21/ 3 )n − 6 (3−1/ 3 )6
∑ =∑ 9. c = or
n =1 (n − 2)! n = 2 (n − 2)! 6 nC (21/ 3 )6 (3−1/ 3 )n − 6
n−6
∞
 1 1  6–1 = 6–4 . 6n/3 = 6 n/3 – 4
= ∑ Tn =  1 + +
 1! 2!
+ ... ∞  = e

n=2 n
∴ – 4 = – 1 giving n = 9.
3
n n n

5. c ∑ r 2 Cr = ∑ (r 2 − r + r ) Cr = ∑ r (r − 1) + r  Cr
15
r =1 r =1 r =1  4 1 
10. c x – 3 
 x 
n n

⇒ ∑ r (r − 1) Cr + ∑ r . Cr = r –1
( )
15–r +1  –1 
r =1 r =1 Tr = 15Cr –1 x 4  3
x 
n n
(n) (n − 1) ∑ n−2
Cr − 2 + n∑ n −1
Cr −1
= 15Cr –1 ( –1)
r –1 64– 4r –3r + 3
x = 15Cr –1 ( –1)
r –1 67–7r
x
r =1 r =1

= n(n – 1) { n− 2
C0 +n− 2 C1 + ... +n − 2 Cn − 2 + } x –17 occurs in rth term

67 + 17 84
⇒ 67 – 7r = –17 ⇒r= = = 12
n { n −1
C0 + ... +n −1 Cn −1 } 7 7

= n(n – 1)[2n – 2] + n[2n – 1] = n[2n – 2][n + 1] ∴ r = 12

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