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SHEET-7- BINOMIAL THEOREM

Multinomial Theorem, B.T. For Any Index

1. Find the no. of term in the expansion of (a + b + c + d + e + f)n.

2. Find the coeffi. of a3 . b4 . c7 in the expansion of (bc + ca + ab)8.

3. Find the coefficient of x3y4z2 in the expansion of (2x – 2y + 4z)9.

4. Find the coefficient of x4 in (1 + x – 2x2)7

5. Find the coefficient of xn in the expansion of (1 – 9x + 20x 2)–1.

6. Show that
1 1 3 1 3 5 1 3 5 7
3  1  .  . .  . . .  ...
3 3 6 3 6 9 3 6 9 12
7. Prove that
x n 2
cos x + nC1 cos 2x + nC2 cos 3x + … + nCn cos (n + 1) x = 2n . cosn .cos  x
2  2 
8. Prove that
x n2
sin x + nC1 sin 2x + nC2 sin 3x + … + nCn sin (n + 1) x = 2n . cos n .sin  x
2  2 

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ANSWER KEY
SHEET-7- BINOMIAL THEOREM
Multinomial Theorem, B.T. For Any Index
n+5
1. Cn
2. 280
9!
3. 22 3 4 4 2
3! 4! 2!
4. 14
5. We have
(1 – 9x + 20x2)–1 = [(1 – 5x) (1 – 4x)]–1
1 5 4
  
(1  5x)(1 4x) 1  5x 1  4x
= 5(1 – 5x)–1 – 4(1 – 4x)–1
= 5 [ 1 + 5x + (5x)2 + … + (5x)n + …] – 4[1 + 4x + (4x)2 + … + (4x)n + …]
Therefore, the coefficient of xn is 5n + 1 – 4n + 1.

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