Rapid Revision Sheet

Binomial Theorem
By Pankaj Baluja

1. In the following, each statement is incomplete. Fill in the blank so that each resulting
statement becomes correct.
(i) If the sum of binomial coefficients in the expansion of (x  y)n is 1024 then the greatest
binomial coefficient occurs in the ___ th term.
(ii) The coefficient of x3 in the expansion of (2  x  3x 2 )5 is ____

(iii) In n  ( 2  1) 6  n  1,n  N then the value of n is ____

2. In the following, each question has one or more than one correct answers. Indicate the
correct answer(s).
(i) The number of rational terms in the expansion of (21/5  31/10 )45 is

(A) 4 (B) 10
(C) 5 (D) 11
(ii) If the coefficient of x k ,0  k  15 in the expansion of the expression
1  (1  x)  (1  x)2   (1  x)15 is the greatest then the value of k is

(A) 9 (B) 8
(C) 7 (D) None of these
7 4
(iii) If the coefficients of x and x are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign in the
11
 x2 b 
expansion of    then
 a x

(A) ab  1 (B) a  b
(C) a  b  0 (D) None of these
(iv) The value of
n
C1 x(1  x)n 1  2  n C 2 x 2 (1  x)n  2  3  n C 3 x 3 (1  x)n  3   n  n Cnx n

(A) n (B) x
(C) nx (D) None of these

3. Use binomial expansion to prove that the number of ways to select r things from two bags,
one containing m(m  r) things and the other n(n  r) things, all the things being different, is
equal to the number of ways to select r things from a bag when all the m  n things are kept
in a bag.
n
sr
4. Evaluate  2r  1 
r 1
n
Cr , where s r is the sum of the squares of the first r natural numbers.

n n
5. Evaluate 
i  0 j 1
n
C j  j Ci , i  j.

6. If the coefficient of x 2r is greater than half of the coefficient of x2r 1 in the expansion of
(1  x)15 then find the possible values of r.
n
7. Prove that  (1)
r 1
r 1
 n Cr (a  r)2  a2 ,n  3.

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Binomial Theorem
By Pankaj Baluja
2n
8. If (6  12x  12x 2 )n   ar x r , prove that
r 0

ar  (1)r  3n  2r  2n
Cr  n C1  2n 2 Cr  n C2  2n  4 Cr  
6n
9. Sum the series: C0  6n C3  6n C 6   6n C 3n

Answers
1. (i) 6 (ii) –520 (iii) 197 2. (i) C (ii) C (iii) A (iv) C
4. n(n  3)2n  2 0. 3n  1

1 (6n) ! 1
6. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 9.  2
 (26n 1  1)
2 {(3n) !} 3

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