6 Binomial Theorem

JEE(Adv.
)-Mathematics Binomial Theorem
BINOMIAL THEOREM
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1. BINOMIAL EXPRESSION :
Any algebraic expression which contains two dissimilar terms is called binomial expression.
1 1 1
For example : x – y, xy + , - 1, + 3 etc.
x z (x - y)1/ 3
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2. TERMINOLOGY USED IN BINOMIAL THEOREM :
Factorial notation : or n! is pronounced as factorial n and is defined as
ìn(n - 1)(n - 2)........ 3 . 2 .1 ; if n Î N

n! = í
î 1 ; if n = 0
Note : n! = n . (n – 1)! ; nÎN
Mathematical meaning of nCr : The term nCr denotes number of ways of combinations (selection) of r
n!
things choosen from n distinct things mathematically, nCr = , n Î N, r Î W, 0 £ r £ n
(n - r )! r!
ænö
Note : Other symbols of of nCr are çç ÷÷ and C(n, r).
èr ø
Properties related to Cr :
n
(i) Cr = nCn – r
n
Note : If nCx = nCy Þ Either x = y or x + y = n

(ii) n
Cr + nCr – 1 = n + 1Cr
n
Cr n -r +1
(iii) n =
Cr -1 r
n n(n - 1) n(n - 1)(n - 2).........(n - (r - 1))

(iv) n
Cr = n–1
Cr–1 = n–2
Cr–2 = ............. = r (r - 1)(r - 2).......2 .1
r r(r - 1)
(v) If n and r are relatively prime, then nCr is divisible by n. But converse is not necessarily true.
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3. BINOMIAL THEOREM :
The formula by which any positive integral power of a binomial expression can be expanded in the form of
a series is known as BINOMIAL THEOREM.
If x, y Î R and n Î N, then :
n
( x + y) = C0x + C1x y + C2x y + ..... + Crx y + ..... + Cny =
n n n n n-1 n n-2 2 n n-r r n n
å
r =0
n
Cr x n -r yr
This theorem can be proved by induction.
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JEE(Adv.)-Mathematics Binomial Theorem
Observations :
(a) The number of terms in the expansion is ( n+1) i.e. one more than the index.
(b) The sum of the indices of x & y in each term is n.
(c) The binomial coefficients (nC0, nC1.....) of the terms equidistant from the beginning and the end are
equal. i.e. nCr = nCr –1 (e.g. nC0 = nCn, nC1 = nCn – 1, ...... )
(d) rth term from the beginning in the expansion of (x + y)n is same as rth term from end in the expansion
of (y + x)n.
(e) rth term from the end in (x + y)n is (n – r + 2)th term from the beginning.
Some important expansions :

n
(i) (1 + x)n = nC0 + nC1x + nC2x2 + ........ + nCnxn = å

r =0
n
Cr xr
n
(ii) (1 – x) = C0 – C1x + C2x + ........ + (–1) . Cnx =
n n n n 2 n n n
å
r =0
n
Cr (- x)r
Note : The coefficient of x r in (1 + x)n = nCr & that in (1–x)n = (–1)r .nCr
3.1 Pascal's triangle :
(x+y)0 1 1
(x+y) 1 x+y 1 1
2 2
(x+y)
2
x + 2xy + y 1 2 1
3 3 2 2 3
(x+y) x + 3x y + 3xy + y 1 3 3 1
4
(x+y) x4 + 4x3y+ 6x2y2 + 4xy3 + y3 1 4 6 4 1
Pascal's triangle
(i) Pascal's triangle - A triangular arrangement of numbers as shown. The numbers give the binomial
coefficients for the expansion of (x + y)n. The first row is for n = 0, the second for n = 1, etc.
Each row has 1 as its first and last number. Other numbers are generated by adding the two
numbers immediately to the left and right in the row above.
(ii) Pascal triangle is formed by binomial coefficient.
S OLVED E XAMPLE
Example # 1 : Expand : (y + 2)6.
Solution : 6C y6
0 + 6C1y5.2 + 6C2y4.22 + 6C3y3.23 + 6C4y2. 24 + 6C5y1 . 25 + 6C6 . 26.
= y6 + 12y5 + 60y4 + 160y3 + 240y2 + 192y + 64.
7
æ 2y 2 ö
Example # 2 : Write first 4 terms of ç 1 - ÷
è 5 ø
æ 2y 2 ö 7 æ 2y 2 ö 2 7 æ 2y 2 ö3
Solution : 7C , 7C
1ç
- ÷ , C2 ç - ÷ , C3 ç - ÷
è 5 ø
0
è 5 ø è 5 ø
Example # 3 : The number of dissimilar terms in the expansion of (1 – 3x + 3x 2 – x 3)20 is
(A) 21 (B) 31 (C) 41 (D) 61
Solution : (1 – 3x + 3x 2 – x 3)20 = [(1 – x)3]20 = (1 – x)60
Therefore number of dissimilar terms in the expansion of (1 – 3x + 3x 2 – x 3)20 is 61.
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Problems for Self Practice -1:
5
æ 2 xö
(1) Expand ç 3x - ÷
è 2ø
6
æ yö
(2) Write the first three terms in the expansion of ç 2 - ÷ .
è 3ø
Answers :
2 3 4 5
æ xö æ xö æ xö æ xö æ xö
(1) C0x(3x ) + C1(3x ) ç - ÷ +5C2(3x 2)3 ç - ÷ +5C3(3x 2)2 ç - ÷ + 5C4(3x 2)1 ç - ÷ + 5C5 ç - ÷
5 2 5 5 2 4
è 2ø è 2ø è 2ø è 2ø è 2ø
80 2
(2) 64 – 64y + y
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3.2 General term :
The general term or the ( r +1)th term in the expansion of (x + y)n is given by
Tr +1= nCr x n–r yr
Note : (i) (x + y)n + (x – y)n = 2[nC0 xn y0 + nC2 xn – 2 y2 +.........]
(ii) (x + y)n – (x – y)n = 2[nC1 xn – 1 y1 + nC3 xn – 3 y3 +.........]
S OLVED E XAMPLE
9
æ 4x 5 ö
Example # 4 : Find (i) 28 term of (5x + 8y)
th 30
(ii) 7 term of ç
th - ÷
è 5 2x ø
30 !
Solution : (i) T27 + 1 = 30C27 (5x)30– 27 (8y)27 = (5x)3 . (8y)27
3 ! 27 !
9
æ 4x 5 ö
(ii) 7th term of ç - ÷
è 5 2x ø
9- 6 6 3 6
æ 4x ö æ 5 ö 9! æ 4 x ö æ 5 ö 10500
T6 + 1 = 9C6 ç ÷ ç- ÷ = ç ÷ ç ÷ =
è 5 ø è 2x ø 3! 6! è 5 ø è 2x ø x3
11
æ 1 ö
Example # 5 : Find : (a) The coefficient of x in the expansion of ç ax 2 +
7
÷
è bx ø
11
(b) The coefficient of x –7 in the expansion of ç ax 2 +
æ 1 ö
÷
è bx ø
Also, find the relation between a and b, so that these coefficients are equal.
11
æ 1 ö
In the expansion of ç ax +
2
Solution : (a) ÷ , the general term is :
è bx ø
r
æ 1 ö 11 a11- r 22 - 3r
Tr + 1 11
= Cr(ax ) 2 11–r
ç ÷ = C r . .x
è bx ø br
putting 22 – 3r = 7
\ 3r = 15 Þ r=5
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a6 7
\ T6 = 11 C5 .x
b5
11
æ 2 1 ö
Hence the coefficient of x in ç ax +
7
÷ is 111C5a6b–5. Ans.
è bx ø
Note that binomial coefficient of sixth term is 11C5.
11
In the expansion of ç ax -
æ 1 ö
(b) ÷ , general term is :
è bx 2 ø
r 11- r
= 11Cr(ax)11–r ç
æ -1 ö = (–1)r 111C a .x11-3r
Tr + 1 ÷ r
br
è bx 2 ø
putting 11 – 3r = –7
\ 3r = 18 Þ r = 6
a 5 -7
\ T7 = (–1) . C6 6 .x
6 11
b
11
æ 1 ö
Hence the coefficient of x–7 in ç ax - 2 ÷ is C6a b .
11
1 5 –6
Ans.
è bx ø
Also given :
11 11
æ 2 1 ö æ 1 ö
Coefficient of x in ç ax +
7
÷ = coefficient of x–7 in ç ax - 2 ÷
è bx ø è bx ø
Þ 11C5a6b–5 = 11C6a5b–6
Þ ab = 1 (Q 11
C5 =11C6)
which is the required relation between a and b. Ans.
Example # 6 : If in the expansion of (1 + x)m (1 – x)n, the coefficients of x and x2 are 3 and – 6 respectively then m
is -
(A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 24
é (m)(m - 1).x 2 ùé n(n - 1) 2 ù

Solution : (1 + x)m (1 – x)n = ê1 + mx + + ......ú ê1 - nx + x + ......ú
ë 2 ûë 2 û
Coefficient of x = m – n = 3 ........(i)
n(n + 1) m(m - 1)
Coefficient of x2 = –mn + + = -6 ........(ii)
2 2
Solving (i) and (ii), we get
m = 12 and n = 9.
3.3 Term independent of x :

Term independent of x does not contain x ; Hence find the value of r for which the exponent of x is zero.
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S OLVED E XAMPLE
10
é x æ 3 öù
Example # 7 : The term independent of x in ê + ç 2 ÷ ú is -
êë 3 è 2x ø úû
5
(A) 1 (B) (C) 10 C1 (D) none of these
12
Solution : General term in the expansion is
r 10 - r
æ x ö2 æ 3 ö 2
3r
-10 35-r 3r 20
10
Cr ç ÷ ç 2 ÷ = 10 C r x 2 . 10 - r
For constant term, = 10 Þ r =
è 3 ø è 2x ø 2 3
2 2
which is not an integer. Therefore, there will be no constant term. Ans. (D)
3.4 Middle term :

The middle term(s) in the expansion of (x + y)n is (are) :
(i) If n is even, there is only one middle term which is given by T(n +2)/2= nCn/2. x n/2. yn/2
(ii) If n is odd, there are two middle terms which are T(n +1)/2 & T[(n+1)/2]+1
Important Note :
Middle term has greatest binomial coefficient and if there are 2 middle terms their coefficients will be equal.
n
When r = if n is even
2
Þ n
Cr will be maximum
When r = n–1 or n+1 if n is odd
2 2
Þ The term containing greatest binomial coefficient will be middle term in the expansion of (1 + x)n
S OLVED E XAMPLE
9
æ x3 ö
Example # 8 : Find the middle term in the expansion of ç 3x - ÷
è 6 ø
9
æ x3 ö
Solution : The number of terms in the expansion of ç 3x - ÷ is 10 (even). So there are two middle
è 6 ø
terms.
th
æ 9 + 1 ö and æ 9 + 3 ö are two middle terms. They are given by T and T
th
i.e. ç ÷ ç ÷
è 2 ø è 2 ø 5 6
4
æ x3 ö
\ T5 = T4 +1 = C4(3x) ç -
9 5
÷
è 6 ø
x12 9.8.7.6 35 17 189 17
9 5 5
= C43 x . 4 = . x = x
6 1.2.3.4 2 4.34 8
5
æ x3 ö
and T6=T5+1= C5(3x) ç -
9
÷
4
è 6 ø
x15 -9.8.7.6 . 3 x19
4
21 19
= – 9C434.x4. = 5 5 =– x Ans.
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æ 2 1ö
(1) Find the 7 term of ç 3x - ÷
th
è 3ø
(2) Find the term independent of x in the expansion :
25 9
æ 2 3 ö æ 2 3ö
(i) ç 2x - 3 ÷ (ii) ç x - ÷
x ø è xø
è
6 7
æ 2x 3 ö æ 2 1ö
(3) Find the middle term in the expansion of : (a) ç - ÷ (b) ç 2x - ÷
è 3 2x ø è xø
(4) Find the middle term(s) in the expansion of (1 + 3x + 3x 2 + x3)2n
8
æ 1ö
(5) Find the coefficient of x in (1 + 3x + x ) ç1 + ÷
–1 2 4
è xø
70 8 25! 15 10
Answers : (1) x (2) (i) 2 3 ; (ii) 28.37
3 10! 5!
(3) (a) –20; (b) –560x5, 280x2 (4) 6nC3n . x3n (5) 232
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4. APPLICATION OF BINOMIAL THEOREM :
4.1 Numerically greatest term :
Let numerically greatest term in the expansion of (a + b)n be Tr+1.
ìï | Tr +1 |³ Tr
Þ í where Tr+1 = nCran–rbr
ïî Tr +1 ³ Tr + 2
n +1 n +1
Solving above inequalities we get -1 £ r £
a a
1+ 1+
b b
n +1
Case I : When is an integer equal to m, then T m and T m+1 will be numerically greatest
a
1+
b
term.
n +1
Case II : W hen is not an integer and its integral part is m, then T m+1 will be the
a
1+
b
numerically greatest term.
Note : In order to obtain the term having numerically greatest coefficient in (ax + by) n put
x = y = 1 and proceed as discussed above (a and b are given)
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Example # 9 : Find numerically greatest term in the expansion of (3 – 5x)11 when x =
5
n +1 n +1
Solution : Using -1 £ r £
a a
1+ 1+
b b
11 + 1 11 + 1
-1 £ r £
3 3
1+ 1+
-5x -5x
solving we get 2 < r < 3
\ r = 2, 3
so, the greatest terms are T2+1 and T3+1.
\ Greatest term (when r = 2)
T3 = 11C2.39 (–5x)2 = 55.39 = T4
From above we say that the value of both greatest terms are equal. Ans.
Example # 10 : Given T 3 in the expansion of (1 – 3x) 6 has maximum numerical value. Find the range
of 'x'.
n +1 n +1
Solution : Using -1 £ r £
a a
1+ 1+
b b
6 +1 7
-1 £ 2 £
1 1
1+ 1+
-3x -3x
Let |x| = t
21t 21t
-1 £ 2 £
3t + 1 3t + 1
ì 21t ì 4t - 1 é 1 1ù
£ 3 ï £ 0 Þ t Î ê- , ú
ïï 3t + 1 ï 3t + 1 ë 3 4û
í Þ í
ï 21t ³ 2 ï15t - 2 ³ 0 Þ t Î æ -¥, - 1 ù È é 2 , ¥ ö
ç 3 ûú ëê15 ÷
ïî 3t + 1 îï 3t + 1 è ø
é 2 1ù é 1 2 ù é 2 1ù
Common solution t Î ê , ú Þ x Î ê- , - ú È ê , ú
ë15 4 û ë 4 15 û ë15 4 û
(1) Find the value of numerically greatest term in the expansion of (3 – 2x)9, when x = 1.
n
æ 1 2x ö 1
(2) In the expansion of ç + ÷ when x = – , it is known that 3 term is the greatest
rd
è2 3 ø 2
term. Find the possible integral values of n.
Answers : (1) T4 = –489888 and T5 = 489888
(2) n = 4, 5, 6
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4.2 Rational terms/Irrational terms :
S OLVED E XAMPLE
Example # 11 : Find the number of rational terms in the expansion of (91/4 + 81/6)1000.
Solution : The general term in the expansion of (91/4 + 81/6)1000 is
(9 ) (8 )
1000 - r 1000 - r r
1 1 r
Tr + 1 = 1000
Cr 4 6 = 1000Cr 3 2
22
The above term will be rational if exponents of 3 and 2 are integers
1000 - r r
It means and must be integers
2 2
The possible set of values of r is {0, 2, 4, ..........., 1000}
Hence, number of rational terms is 501 Ans.
4.3 Last digit/Last two digits/Last three digits :

S OLVED E XAMPLE
Example # 12 : Find the last two digits of the number (17)10.
Solution : (17)10 = (289)5 = (290 – 1)5

= 5C0 (290)5 – 5C1 (290)4 + ........ + 5C4 (290)1 – 5C5 (290)0
= 5C0 (290)5 – 5C1 . (290)4 + .........5C3 (290)2 + 5 × 290 – 1
= A multiple of 1000 + 1449
Hence, last two digits are 49
Note : We can also conclude that last three digits are 449.
Example # 13 : Find the last three digits in 1150.
Solution : Expansion of (10 + 1)50 = 50C01050 + 50C11049 + ..... +50C48102 + 50C4910 + 50C50
= 50 C 01050 + 50 C110 49 + ...... +

50
C 47103 + 49 × 25 × 100 + 500 + 1
1444444
42444444 43
1000K
Þ 1000 K + 123001
Þ Last 3 digits are 001.
4.4 Remainder :
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Example # 14 : Show that 9n + 7 is divisible by 8, where n is a positive integer.
Solution : 9n + 7 = (1 + 8)n + 7
= nC0 + nC1 . 8 + nC2 . 82 + ....... + nCn 8n + 7.
= 8. C1 + 82. C2 + ....... + Cn . 8n + 8.
= 8l, where l is a positive integer
Hence, 9n + 7 is divisible by 8.
Example # 15 : What is the remainder when 599 is divided by 13.
Solution : 599 = 5.598 = 5. (25)49 = 5 (26 – 1)49
= 5 [49C0 (26)49 – 49C1 (26)48 + .......... + 49C48 (26)1 – 49C49 (26)0]
= 5 [49C0 (26)49 – 49C1 (26)48 + ...........+ 49C48 (26)1 – 1]
= 5 [49C0 (26)49 – 49C1(26)48 + .......... + 49C48 (26)1 – 13] + 60
= 13 (k) + 52 + 8 (where k is a positive integer)
= 13 (k + 4) + 8
Hence, remainder is 8.
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Example # 16 : Prove that 22225555 + 55552222 is divisible by 7.
Solution : When 2222 is divided by 7 it leaves a remainder 3.
So adding & subtracting 35555, we get :
E = 22225555
- 35555
E555555555 F + 3E555555555
5555
+ 55552222
F
E1 E2
For E1 : Now since 2222–3 = 2219 is divisible by 7, therefore E1 is divisible by 7

(Q xn – an is divisible by x –a)
For E2 : 5555 when devided by 7 leaves remainder 4.
So adding and subtracting 42222, we get :
E2 = 35555 + 42222 + 55552222 – 42222
= (243)1111 + (16)1111 + (5555)2222 – 42222
Again (243)1111 + 161111 and (5555)2222 – 42222 are divisible by 7
(Q xn + an is divisible by x + a when n is odd)
Hence 22225555 + 55552222 is divisible by 7.
Example # 17 : Which number is larger (1.01)1000000 or 10,000 ?
Solution : By Binomial Theorem
(1.01)1000000 = (1 + 0.01)1000000
= 1 + 1000000C1 (0.01) + other positive terms
= 1 + 1000000 × 0.01 + other positive terms
= 1 + 10000 + other positive terms
Hence (1.01)1000000 > 10,000

(1) The sum of all rational terms in the expansion of (31/5 + 21/3)15 is
(2) Find the last digit, last two digits and last three digits of the number (81)25.
(3) Prove that
(i) 525 – 325 is divisible by 2.
(ii) 32n + 1 + 2n + 2 is divisible by 7.
(4) Find the remainder when the number
(i) 9100 is divided by 8. (ii) 7103 is divided by 25 .
(5) Which number is larger (1.2)4000 or 800

Answers : (1) 59 (2) 1, 01, 001
(4) (i) 1; (ii) 18 (5) (1.2)4000.
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5. PROPERTIES OF BINOMIAL COEFFICIENTS :
n
(1+x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + C3x3 +.........+ Cnxn = å
r =0
n
Cr r r ; n Î N ....(i)
where C0,C1,C2,............Cn are called combinatorial (binomial) coefficients.

(a) The sum of all the binomial coefficients is 2n.
Put x = 1, in (i) we get
n
C0 + C1 + C2 + .............+ Cn = 2n Þ å
r =0
n
Cr = 0 ....(ii)
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(b) Put x=–1 in (i) we get
n
C0 – C1 + C2–C3............+ Cn = 0 Þ å (-1)
r =0
r n
Cr = 0 ...(iii)
(c) The sum of the binomial coefficients at odd position is equal to the sum of the binomial
coefficients at even position and each is equal to 2n–1.
From (ii) & (iii), C0 + C2 + C4 +............ = C1 + C3 + C5+....... = 2n–1
(d) n
Cr + nCr–1= n+1Cr
n
Cr n - r +1
(e) n
=
C r -1 r
n n -1 n n - 1 n -2 n(n - 1)(n - 2).......(n - r + 1)
(f)
n
Cr = Cr -1 = . C r - 2 = ....... =
r r r -1 r(r - 1)(r - 2)..........1
r + 1 n +1
(g)
n
Cr = . Cr +1
n +1
S OLVED E XAMPLE
Example # 18 : Prove that :
(i) C0 + 3C1 + 32C2 + .......... + 3n Cn = 4n.
(ii) C1 + 2C2 + 3C3 + ........ + nCn = n . 2n–1
(iii) C0 + 2C1 + 3. C2 + ........ + (n + 1) Cn = 2n – 1 (n + 2).

(iv) C0 – 3C1 + 5C2 – ........(–1)n(2n + 1)Cn = 0
Solution : (i) (1 + x)n = C0 + C1 x + C2x2 + ........... + Cnxn

put x = 3
C0 + 3 . C1 + 32 . C2 + .......... + 3n . Cn = 4n
n n n
n n -1
(ii) L.H.S. = å
r =1
r. n
C r = å
r =1
r.
r
. C r -1 = n å
r =1
n -1
C r -1 = n. éë n -1 C0 + n -1C1 + ..... + n -1 C n -1 ùû
= n . 2n–1
Aliter : (Using method of differentiation)
(1 + x) n = nC0 + nC1x + nC2x2 + ....... + nCnxn ..........(A)
Differentiating (A), we get
n(1 + x)n – 1 = C1 + 2C2x + 3C3x2 + ....... + n.Cnxn – 1.
Put x = 1, C1 + 2C2 + 3C3 + ........ + n.C n = n.2n -1
(iii) I Method : By Summation
L.H.S. = nC0 + 2. nC1 + 3 . nC2 + ........ + (n + 1). nCn.
n n n
= å (r + 1) . nCr = å
r =0
r. n C r + å
r =0
n
Cr
r =0
n n
=n å
r =0
n-1
Cr -1 + å
r =0
n
Cr = n . 2n – 1 + 2n = 2n – 1 (n + 2). RHS
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II Method : By Differentiation
(1 + x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + ........... + Cnxn

Multiplying both sides by x,
x(1 + x)n = C0x + C1x2 + C2x3 + ........ + Cn xn + 1.
Differentiating both sides
(1 + x)n + x n (1 + x)n – 1 = C0 + 2. C1x + 3 . C2x2 + ....... + (n + 1)Cnxn.
putting x = 1, we get
C0 + 2.C1 + 3 . C2 + ...... + (n + 1) Cn = 2n + n . 2n – 1
C0 + 2.C1 + 3 . C2 + ...... + (n + 1) Cn = 2n – 1 (n + 2) Proved
r n r n rn
(iv) Tr = (–1) (2r + 1) Cr = 2(–1) r . Cr + (–1) Cr
n n n n
n n -1
STr = 2 å
r =1
( - 1) r
.r.
r
. C r -1 + å
r =0
( -1) r n
C r = 2 å
r =1
( -1) r n -1
. C r -1 + å
r =0
( -1) r . n C r
= 2 é n -1 C0 - n -1 C1 + .....ù + é n C 0 - n C1 + .......ù = 0
ë û ë û
Example # 19 : If (1 + x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + ............. + cnxn, then show that
C1 C 2 C 2 n +1 - 1
(i) C0 + + + ......... + n =
2 3 n +1 n +1
C1 C2 C Cn 1
(ii) C0 – + – 3 + ......... + ( –1)n = .
2 3 4 n+1 n+1
n
Cr 1 n n +1 n
Solution : (i) L.H.S. = å
r =0 r + 1
= å
n + 1 r =0 r + 1
Cr
1 n n +1 1 1
= å
n + 1 r =0
Cr +1 =
n +1
éë n +1 C1 + n +1C 2 + ..... + n +1C n +1 ùû =
n +1
éë 2n +1 - 1ùû
Aliter : (Using method of integration)

Integrating (A), we get
(1 + x)n +1 C1x 2 C 2 x 3 C n x n +1
+ C = C0 x + + + ........ + (where C is a constant)
n +1 2 3 n +1
1
Put x = 0, we get, C = –
n +1
(1 + x)n +1 - 1 C x 2 C x3 C x n +1
\ = C 0 x + 1 + 2 + ........ + n
n +1 2 3 n +1
C1 C 2 C 2n +1 - 1
Put x = 1, we get C0 + + + ....... n =
2 3 n +1 n +1
C1 C2 1
Put x = –1, we get C0 - + - ....... =
2 3 n +1
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(ii) I Method : By Summation
C1 C2 C Cn
L.H.S. = C0 – + – 3 + ........ + (– 1)n.
2 3 4 n+1
n n
ìn + 1 n
= å (-1) å (-1)
r n
Cr 1 r n +1 ü
. = . n+1
Cr + 1 í . Cr = C r +1 ý
r =0 r +1 n +1 r=0 îr +1 þ
1 n+1
= [ C1 – n + 1C2 + n + 1C3 – .............+ (– 1)n . n + 1Cn + 1]
n+1
1
= [– n + 1C0 + n + 1C1 – n + 1C2 + ......... + (– 1)n . n + 1Cn + 1 + n + 1C0]
n+1
=
1
n+1
= R.H.S. , since {- n+1
C 0 + n+1 C1 - n+1 C 2 + ... + (-1)n n +1
Cn+1 = 0 }
II Method : By Integration
(1 + x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + ...... + Cn xn.
Integrating both sides, within the limits – 1 to 0.
0 0
é (1 + x )n + 1 ù é x2 x3 x n +1 ù
ê C
ú = ê 0 x + C1 + C 2 + ..... + C n ú
ëê n + 1 ûú -1 êë 2 3 n + 1úû
-1
1 é C1 C 2 C ù
– 0 = 0 – ê- C0 + - + ..... + (-1)n +1 n ú
n+1 ë 2 3 n + 1û
C1 C2 Cn 1
C0 – + – .......... + (– 1)n = Proved
2 3 n+1 n+1
Example # 20 : If (1 + x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + ........+ Cnxn, then prove that
(i) C02 + C12 + C22 + ...... + Cn2 = 2nCn
(ii) C0C2 + C1C3 + C2C4 + .......... + Cn – 2 Cn = 2nCn – 2 or 2nCn + 2
(iii) 1. C02 + 3 . C12 + 5. C22 + ......... + (2n + 1) . Cn2 . = 2n. 2n – 1Cn + 2nCn.
Solution : (i) (1 + x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + ......... + Cn xn. ........(i)
(x + 1)n = C0xn + C1xn – 1+ C2xn – 2 + ....... + Cn x0 ........(ii)
Multiplying (i) and (ii)
(C0 + C1x + C2x2 + ......... + Cnxn) (C0xn + C1xn – 1 + ......... + Cnx0) = (1 + x)2n
Comparing coefficient of x n,
C02 + C12 + C22 + ........ + Cn2 = 2nCn
(ii) From the product of (i) and (ii) comparing coefficients of x n – 2 or xn + 2 both sides,
C0C2 + C1C3 + C2C4 + ........ + Cn – 2 Cn = 2nCn – 2 or 2nCn + 2.
(iii) I Method : By Summation
L.H.S. = 1. C02 + 3. C12 + 5. C22 + .......... + (2n + 1) Cn2.
n n n n
= å (2r + 1) C
r =0
n
r
2
= å 2.r . (nCr)2 + å(
r =0
n
Cr )2 = 2 å. n . n–1
Cr – 1 nCr + 2nCn
r =0 r =1
(1 + x)n = nC0 + nC1 x + nC2 x2 + .............nCn xn ..........(i)

(x + 1)n – 1 = n – 1C0 xn – 1 + n – 1C1 xn – 2 + .........+n – 1Cn – 1x0 .........(ii)
Multiplying (i) and (ii) and comparing coeffcients of x n.
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C0 . nC1 + n – 1C1 . nC2 + ........... + n – 1Cn – 1 . nCn = 2n – 1Cn
å
r=0
n -1
Cr -1 . nCr = 2n – 1Cn
Hence, required summation is 2n. 2n – 1Cn + 2nCn = R.H.S.
II Method : By Differentiation
(1 + x2)n = C0 + C1x2 + C2x4 + C3x6 + ..............+ Cn x2n

Multiplying both sides by x
x(1 + x2)n = C0x + C1x3 + C2x5 + ............. + Cnx2n + 1.
Differentiating both sides
x . n (1 + x2)n – 1 . 2x + (1 + x2)n = C0 + 3. C1x2 + 5. C2 x4 + ....... + (2n + 1) Cn x2n ........(i)
(x2 + 1)n = C0 x2n + C1 x2n – 2 + C2 x2n – 4 + ......... + Cn ........(ii)
Multiplying (i) & (ii)
(C0 + 3C1x2 + 5C2x4 + ......... + (2n + 1) Cn x2n) (C0 x2n + C1x2n – 2 + .......... + Cn)
= 2n x2 (1 + x2)2n – 1 + (1 + x2)2n
comparing coefficient of x 2n,
C02 + 3C12 + 5C22 + .........+ (2n + 1) Cn2 = 2n . 2n – 1Cn – 1 + 2nCn.
C02 + 3C12 + 5C22 + .........+ (2n + 1) Cn2 = 2n . 2n–1Cn + 2nCn. Proved
Example # 21: Prove that (2nC0)2 – (2nC1)2 + (2nC2)2 – .... + (–1)n (2nC2n)2 = (–1)n. 2nCn
Solution : (1 – x)2n = 2nC0 – 2nC1x + 2nC2x2 – ....+(–1)n 2nC2nx2n ....(i)
and (x + 1)2n = 2nC0x2n + 2nC1x2n–1 + 2nC2x2n–2 +...+2nC2n ....(ii)
Multiplying (i) and (ii), we get
(x 2 –1) 2n = ( 2n C 0 – 2n C 1 x +.... + (–1) n 2n C 2n x 2n )× ( 2n C 0 x 2n + 2n C 1x 2n –1 +.... + 2n
C 2n ) ... .(iii)
Now, coefficient of x 2n in R.H.S.
= (2nC0)2 – (2nC1)2 + (2nC2)2 – ...... + (–1)n (2nC2n)2
Q General term in L.H.S., Tr+1 = 2nCr(x2)2n – r(–1)r
Putting 2(2n – r) = 2n
\ r=n
\ Tn+1 = 2nCnx2n(–1)n
Hence coeffiecient of x2n in L.H.S. = (–1)n.2nCn
But (iii) is an identity, therefore coefficient of x 2n in R.H.S. = coefficient of x2n in L.H.S.
Þ (2nC0)2 – (2nC1)2 + (2nC2)2 – .... + (–1)n (2nC2n)2 = (–1)n. 2nCn
Example # 22: Prove that : nC0.2nCn – nC1. 2n–2Cn + nC2.2n–4Cn + .... = 2n
Solution : L.H.S. = Coefficient of x n in [nC0(1 + x)2n – nC1(1 + x)2n – 2 ......]
= Coefficient of xn in [(1 + x)2 – 1]n
= Coefficient of xn in xn(x + 2)n = 2n
Example# 23: Find the summation of the following series –
(i) m
Cm + m+1Cm + m+2Cm + .............. + nCm
(ii) n
C3 + 2 . n+1C3 + 3. n+2C3 + ......... + n . 2n–1C3
Solution : (i) I Method : Using property, nCr +nCr–1 = n+1Cr
m
Cm + m+1Cm + m+2Cm + .............. + nCm
m +1 m+1
= 14C4 1 +44C m + Cm + .............. + nCm {Q mCm = m+1Cm+1}
m+2
4
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Cm+1 + m+ 2 Cm
= 14442444 3 + .................. + nC
m
= m+3Cm+1 + ............. + nCm = nCm+1 + nCm = n+1Cm+1

II Method
m
Cm + m+1Cm + m+2Cm + .......... + nCm
The above series can be obtained by writing the coefficient of x m in
(1 + x)m + (1 + x)m+1 + ......... + (1 + x)n
Let S = (1 + x)m + (1 + x)m+1 +.............. + (1 + x)n
=
[
(1 + x )m (1 + x )
n-m+1
-1 ] =
(1 + x )n+1 - (1 + x )m
x x
= coefficient of x m in
(1 + x)n+1 –
(1 + x )m = n + 1Cm +1 + 0 = n + 1Cm +1
x x
(ii) n
C3 + 2 . n+1C3 + 3 . n+2C3 + .......... + n . 2n–1C3
The above series can be obatined by writing the coefficient of x 3 in
(1 + x)n + 2 . (1 + x)n+1 + 3 . (1 + x)n+2 + ........... + n . (1 + x)2n–1
Let S = (1 + x)n + 2 . (1 + x)n+1 + 3. (1 + x)n+2 + ........... + n (1 + x)2n–1 .....(i)
(1 + x)S = (1 + x)n+1 + 2 (1 + x)n+2 + ............. + (n – 1) (1 + x)2n–1 + n(1 + x)2n ....(ii)
Subtracting (ii) from (i)
– xS = (1 + x)n + (1 + x)n+1 + (1 + x)n+2 + .............. + (1 + x)2n–1 – n(1 + x)2n
=
[
(1 + x)n (1 + x )n - 1 ] – n (1 + x) 2n
x
- (1 + x )2n + (1 + x )n n(1 + x )2n

S= +
x2 x
x3 : S (coefficient of x 3 in S)
- (1 + x )2n + (1 + x )n n(1 + x )2n

x3 : +
x2 x
Hence, required summation of the series is – 2nC5 + nC5 + n . 2nC4
(1) If (1 + x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + .......... + Cnxn, n Î N. Prove that
(i) C0 + 3C1 + 5C2 + ............. + (2n + 1) Cn = 2n (n + 1)
(ii) 3C0 – 8C1 + 13C2 – 18C3 + .......... upto (n + 1) terms = 0, if n ³ 2.
C1 C C C 3n +1 - 1
(iii) 2C0 + 22 + 23 2 + 24 3 + ...... + 2n +1 n =
2 3 4 n +1 n +1
(iv) n
C0 . n+1Cn + nC1 . nCn–1 + nC2 . n–1Cn–2 + ........... + nCn . 1C0 = 2n–1 (n + 2)
C12 C22 C2 (2n + 1)!
(v) C02 + + + ...... + n =
2 3 n + 1 ((n + 1)!) 2
(vi) C2 + 3C2 + ......... + nC2 = n+1C3
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6. MULTINOMIAL THEOREM :
n
Using binomial theorem, we have (x + a)n = å
r=0
n
Cr x n -r a r , n Î N
n
n! n! s r
= å (n - r)!r! x
r =0
n-r
ar = å
r + s = n r!s!
x a , where s + r = n
This result can be generalized in the following form.
n!
(x1 + x2 + ...... + x k)n = å r !r
r1 + r2 +....+ rk = n 1 2 !....r !
x1r1 x 2r2 ....x krk
k
n!
The general term in the above expansion .x1r1 x r22 x 3r3 ......x krk
r1 !r2 !r3 !.....rk !
The number of terms in the above expansion is equal to the number of non-negative integral solution of the
equation r1 + r2 + ....... + rk = n because each solution of this equation gives a term in the above expansion.
n + k -1
The number of such solutions is Ck -1
Particular cases :
n! r s t
(i) (x + y + z)n = å
r + s + t = n r!s!t!
xyz
n + 3 –1
The above expansion has C3 – 1 = n + 2C2 terms
n!
(ii) (x + y + z + u)n = å
p + q + r + s = n p!q!r!s!
x p yq z r u s
There are n+4–1C4–1 = n+3C3 terms in the above expansion.
S OLVED E XAMPLE
Example # 24 : Find the coefficient of x 2 y3z4w in the expansion of (x – y – z + w)10
n!
Solution : (x – y – z + w)10 = å
p + q + r + s =10 p!q!r!s!
(x)p (- y)q (-z)r (w)s
We want to get x2y3z4w this implies that p = 2, q = 3, r = 4, s = 1

10!
\ Coefficient of x2y3z4w is (–1)3(–1)4 = –12600 Ans.
2! 3! 4! 1!
Example # 25 : Find the total number of terms in the expansion of (1 + x + y)10 and coefficient of x2y3.
Solution : Total number of terms = 10+3–1C3 – 1 = 12C2 = 66
10!
Coefficient of x2y3 = = 2520 Ans.
2! ´ 3! ´ 5!
Example # 26 : Find the coefficient of x 5 in the expansion of (2 – x + 3x 2)6.
6! r
Solution : The general term in the expansion of (2 – x + 3x 2)6 = 2 ( - x)s (3x 2 )t ,
r!s!t!
where r + s + t = 6.
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6! r
= 2 ´ ( -1) s ´ (3) t ´ x s + 2t
r!s!t!
For the coefficient of x 5, we must have s + 2t = 5.
But, r + s + t = 6,
\ s = 5 – 2t and r = 1 + t, where 0 £ r, s, t £ 6.
Now t=0 Þ r = 1, s = 5.
t=1 Þ r = 2, s = 3.
t=2 Þ r = 3, s = 1.
Thus, there are three terms containing x 5 and coefficient of x5
6! 6! 6!
= ´ 21 ´ (-1)5 ´ 30 + ´ 22 ´ (-1) 3 ´ 31 + ´ 23 ´ (-1)1 ´ 32
1! 5! 0! 2! 3! 1! 3!1! 2!
= –12 – 720 – 4320 = –5052. Ans.
2n n -1
1
Example 27 : If (1+x+x 2)n = åa x
r=0
r
r
, then prove that (a) ar = a2n–r (b) åa r =0
r = (3n - a n )
2
Solution : (a) We have
2n
(1 + x + x ) = å a x
2 n
r
r
....(A)
r =0
1
Replace x by
x
n r 2n
æ 1 1 ö æ1ö
(x + x + 1) = å a r x 2n -r
2n n
å
2
\ ç 1 + + 2 ÷
= ar ç ÷ Þ
è x x ø r =0 èxø r =0
2n 2n
Þ å a r x r = å a r x 2n - r
r =0 r =0
{Using (A)}
Equating the coefficient of x 2n–r on both sides, we get

a2n–r = ar for 0 < r < 2n.
Hence ar = a2n–r.
(b) Putting x = 1 in given series, then
a0 + a1 + a2 + .........+ a2n = (1+1+1)n
a0 + a1 + a2 + ..........+ a2n = 3n ....(1)
But ar = a2n–r for 0 < r < 2n
\ series (1) reduces to
2(a0 + a1 +a2 + ........+ an–1) + an = 3n.
1 n
\ a0 + a1 +a2 + .......+ an–1 = (3 – an)
2
(1) The number of terms in the expansion of (a + b + c + d + e + f)n is
(2) Find the coefficient of
(i) x3 y4 z2 in the expansion of (2x – 3y + 4z)9
(ii) x2y5 in the expansion of (3 + 2x – y)10.
(iii) x4 in the expansion of (1 + x – 2x 2)7
9!
Answers : (1) n+5Cn (2) (i) 23 34 42 (ii) –272160 (iii) – 91
3! 4! 2!
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n(n - 1) 2 n(n - 1)(n - 2) 3
If nÎ Q, then (1 + x)n = 1 + nx + x + x + ....... ¥ provided | x | < 1.
2! 3!
Note :
(i) When the index n is a positive integer the number of terms in the expansion of ( 1+ x)n is finite i.e.
(n+1) & the coefficient of successive terms are : nC0, nC1, nC2, ....... nCn
(ii) When the index is other than a positive integer such as negative integer or fraction, the number of
terms in the expansion of (1+ x)n is infinite and the symbol nCr cannot be used to denote the coefficient of the
general term.
(iii) Following expansion should be remembered (|x| < 1).
(a) (1 + x)-1 =1 – x + x2 – x3 + x4 - .... ¥
(b) (1 – x)–1 =1 + x + x2 + x3 + x4 + .... ¥
(c) (1 + x)-2 =1 – 2x + 3x2 – 4x3 + .... ¥
(d) (1 – x)–2 =1 + 2x + 3x2 + 4x3 + .... ¥
(-1)r (r + 1)(r + 2) r
(e) (1 + x)–3 = 1 – 3x + 6x 2 – 10x3 + ..... + x + ........
2!
(r + 1)(r + 2) r
(f) (1 – x)–3 = 1 + 3x + 6x2 + 10x3 + ..... + x + ........
2!
(iv) The expansions in ascending powers of x are only valid if x is ‘small’. If x is large i.e. | x |>1 then we
may find it convenient to expand in powers of 1/x, which then will be small.
7.1 Approximations :
n(n - 1) 2 n(n - 1)(n - 2) 3
(1 + x)n = 1 + nx + x + x .......
1.2 1.2.3
If x < 1, the terms of the above expansion go on decreasing and if x be very small, a stage may be reached
when we may neglect the terms containing higher powers of x in the expansion. Thus, if x be so small that
its square and higher powers may be neglected then (1 + x)n = 1 + nx, approximately.
This is an approximate value of (1 + x)n
S OLVED E XAMPLE
Example # 28 : Prove that the coefficient of x r in (1 – x)–n is n+r–1Cr
Solution: (r + 1)th term in the expansion of (1 – x)–n can be written as
-n( -n - 1)( -n - 2)......(-n - r + 1)
Tr +1 = (–x)r
r!
n(n + 1)(n + 2)......(n + r - 1) n(n + 1)(n + 2)......(n + r - 1) r

= (–1)r (–x)r = x
r! r!
(n - 1)! n(n + 1)......(n + r - 1) r

= x
(n - 1) ! r !
(n + r - 1)! n+r–1
Hence, coefficient of x r is = Cr Proved
(n - 1)! r!
Example # 29 : If x is so small such that its square and higher powers may be neglected then find the approximate
(1 - 3x)1/ 2 + (1 - x)5/3
value of
( 4 + x )1/ 2
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(1 - 3x)1/ 2 + (1 - x) 5 / 3 1 - 2 x + 1 - 3 1 æ 19 öæ x ö
-1/ 2
1 æ 19 öæ x ö
Solution : = = ç2- x ÷ ç 1 + ÷ = ç 2 - x ÷ç 1 - ÷
(4 + x) 1/ 2
æ xö
1/ 2
2è 6 øè 4 ø 2è 6 øè 8 ø
2 ç1 + ÷
è 4ø
1æ x 19 ö x 19 41
= ç 2 - - x ÷ =1 - - x = 1 – x Ans.
2è 4 6 ø 8 12 24
Example # 30 : The value of cube root of 1001 upto five decimal places is –
(A) 10.03333 (B) 10.00333 (C) 10.00033 (D) none of these
1/ 3
æ 1 ö ì 1 1 1/ 3(1/ 3 - 1) 1 ü
Solution : (1001) = (1000+1) =10 ç 1 +
1/3
÷ =10 í1 + .
1/3
+ + .....ý
è 1000 ø î 3 1000 2! 1000 2
þ
= 10{1 + 0.0003333 – 0.00000011 + .....} = 10.00333 Ans. (B)
1 1.3 1.3.5
Example # 31 : The sum of 1+ + + + ....¥ is -
4 4.8 4.8.12
1
(A) 2 (B) (C) 3 (D) 23/2
2
n(n - 1) 2
Solution : Comparing with 1 + nx + x + ....
2!
nx = 1/4 .......(i)
n(n - 1)x 2 1.3

and =
2! 4.8
nx(nx - x) 3 1æ1 ö 3
or = Þ ç - x÷ = (by (i))
2! 32 4è 4 ø 16
æ1 ö 3 1 3 1
Þ ç -x÷ = Þ x = - =- .......(ii)
è4 ø 4 4 4 2
putting the value of x in (i)
n (–1/2) = 1/4 Þ n = –1/2
\ sum of series = (1 + x)n = (1 – 1/2)–1/2 = (1/2)–1/2 = 2 Ans. (A)

(1) Find the possible set of values of x for which expansion of (3 – 2x)1/2 is valid in ascending
powers of x.
2 3
2 1.3 æ 2 ö 1.3.5 æ 2 ö
(2) If y = + ç ÷ + ç ÷ + ............., then find the value of y2 + 2y
5 2! è5ø 3! è5ø
3 - 5x
(3) The coefficient of x 100 in is
(1 - x )2
æ 3 3ö
Answers : (1) x Î ç- , ÷ (2) 4 (3) –197
è 2 2ø
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PART-I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Section (A) : General Term, Coefficient of xk in (ax +b)n and Middle term
A-1. Expand the following :
4
æ2 xö
5 æ x a ö÷
(i) ç - ÷ , (x ¹ 0) (ii) çç - (x > 0)
èx 2ø è a x ÷ø
n
æ5 1 ö
A-2. In the binomial expansion of ç 2 + ÷ , the ratio of the 6th term from the begining to the 6th term from
5
è 3ø
the end is 36 : 1 ; find n.
A-3. Find the coefficient of
(i) x6y3 in (x + 3y)9 (ii) a5 b7 in (a + 2b)12

11 11
æ 2 1 ö æ 1 ö÷
A-4. Find the co-efficient of in çç a x +
x7 ÷÷ and of x-7 in ç a x - and find the relation between
è bxø ç b x 2 ÷ø
è
'a' & 'b' so that these co-efficients are equal. (where a, b ¹ 0).
A-5. Find the terms independent of 'x' in the expansion of the expression,
9
æ3 1 ö
(1 + x + 2 x 3) çç x 2 - ÷ .
è2 3 x ÷ø
A-6. If (x + (x4 – 1)1/2)7 + (x – (x4 –1)1/2)7 is a polynomial of degree 'n', then find n.
A-7. Given positive integers r > 1, n > 2 and the coefficients of (3r) th and (r + 2)th terms in the binomial expansion
of (1 + x)2n are equal then prove that n = 2r.
A-8. (i) Find the coefficient of x 5 in (1 + 2x)6 . (1 – x)7
(ii) Find the coefficient x 4 in (1 + 2x)4 (2 – x)5
A-9. Find the middle term(s) in the expansion of
7
æx yö
(i) çç - ÷÷ (ii) (1 – 3x + 3x2 – x 3)2n
èy xø
A-10. Prove that the co-efficient of the middle term in the expansion of (1 + x)2n is equal to the sum of the
co-efficients of middle terms in the expansion of (1 + x)2n - 1.
Section (B) : Numerically/Algebrically Greatest terms & Remainder
1
B-1. Find numerically greatest term(s) in the expansion of (3 + 5x)10 when x =
25
B-2. Find the term in the expansion of (2x – 5)6 which have
(i) Greatest binomial coefficient (ii) Greatest numerical coefficient
(iii) Algebrically greatest coefficient (iv) Algebrically least coefficient
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B-3. Given T3 in the expansion of (1 – 3x)6 has maximum numerical value. Find the range
B-4. Find the digit at the unit’s place in the number 171995 + 111995 – 71995
B-5. (i) Find the remainder when 798 is divided by 5
(ii) Find the remainder when (6n – 5n) is divided by 25 (n Î N)
(iii) Find the last three digits in 1150.
B-6. Prove that (9950 + 10050) < (101)50.
Section (C):Summation of series, Variable upper index & Product of binomial coefficients
C-1. If C0 , C1 , C2 , ..... , Cn are the combinatorial coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x)n, n Î N, then prove the
following :
C1 2 C2 3 C3 n .Cn n (n + 1)
(a) + + + ....... + =
C0 C1 C2 C n -1 2
C 0 . C1 . C 2 .... C n -1 (n + 1) n
(b) (C0+C1)(C1+C2)(C2+C3) ..... (Cn-1+Cn) =
n!
following :
(a) C1 + 2C2 + 3C3 +.....+ n . Cn = n . 2n-1
(b) C0 + 2C1 + 3C2 +.....+ (n+1)Cn = (n+2)2n-1
(c) C0 – 3C1 + 5C2 – ........(–1)n(2n + 1)Cn = 0
(3.2 - 1) 3 2.2 2 - 1 33.23 - 1 3n.2n - 1 2 3n - 3n

(d) C1 + C2 + C3 + ........ + Cn =
2 22 23 2n 2n
following :
C1 C 2 C 2 n +1 - 1
(a) C0 + + + ....... + n =
2 3 n +1 n +1
22 . C1 23 . C 2 24 .C3 2n +1 .C n 3n + 1 - 1
(b) 2 . Co + + + + ...... =
2 3 4 n +1 n +1
C1 C 2 Cn 1
(c) Co - + - ...... + (- 1) n =
2 3 n+1 n+1
C-4. Prove the following identities using the theory of permutation where C0 , C1 , C2 , ..... , Cn are the combinatorial
coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x)n, n Î N :
(2 n )!
(a) C0² + C1² + C2² +.....+ Cn² =
n! n !
(2n)!
(b) C0 C3 + C1 C4 + ......... + Cn – 3 Cn = (n + 3)! (n - 3)!
2 n!
(c) CoCr + C1Cr+1 + C2Cr+2 + .... + Cn-r Cn =
(n - r)! (n + r)!
(d) C02 – C12 + C22 – C32 + ........ + (–1)n Cn2 = 0 or (–1)n/2 Cn/2 according as n is odd or even.
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n -2
(2n)!
(e) å(
r= 0
n
Cr . n Cr +2 ) =
(n - 2)!(n + 2)!
(n + 1) (2 n)!
(f) 1 . Co² + 3 . C1² + 5 . C2² + ..... + (2n+1) Cn² =
n! n!
(g) 100C10 + 5. C11 + 10 . C12 + 10 . C13 + 5. C14 + 100C15 = 105C90
100 100 100 100
C-5. Prove that

(i) 25C10 + 24C10 +........+10C10 = 26C11
(ii) nCr + n–1Cr + n–2Cr + .............. + rCr = n+1Cr+1
ænö
C-6. If ç ÷ denotes nCr, then prove that
èr ø
æ 30 ö æ 30 ö æ 30 ö æ 29 ö æ 30 öæ 28 ö æ 30 öæ 15 ö æ 30 ö
215 ç ÷ ç ÷ – 214 ç ÷ ç ÷ + 213 ç ÷ç ÷ – ..........–20 ç ÷ç ÷ = ç ÷
è 0 ø è 15 ø è 1 ø è 14 ø è 2 øè 13 ø è 15 øè 0 ø è 15 ø
Section (D) : Negative & fractional index, Multinomial theorem
D-1. (i) Find the coefficient of a5 b4 c7 in the expansion of (bc + ca + ab)8.
(ii) Find the coefficient of a2b3c4d in the expansion of (a – 2b – c + d)10
D-2. In the expantion of (1 – 2x + x 3)5 , find
(i) Sum of coefficients of x
(ii) Sum of coefficients of odd powers of x
(iii) Coefficient of x 7
D-3. Find the co-efficient of x 6 in the expansion of (1 - 2 x)-5/2.
4 + 2x - x 2
D-4. (i) Find the coefficient of x in 10
(1 + x)3
6 + 5x
(ii) Find the coefficient of x 98 in
(1 - x)2
D-5. If 'x' is so small such that x 2 and higher powers of ' x ' can be neglected, find the value of
( 1 - 2x )
1/3
+ (1 + 5x)-3/2
(9 + x)1/ 2
PART-II : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Section (A) : General Term, Coefficient of xk in (ax +b)n and Middle term
n
æ 1ö 5
A-1. If 4th term in the expansion of ç ax + ÷ is , then
è xø 2
1 1 1
(A) a = ,n=6 (B) a = – ,n=6 (C) a = 1, n = 5 (D) a = ,n=5
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æ 1ö
A-2. If the constant term of the binomial expansion ç 2x - ÷ is – 160, then n is equal to -
è xø
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10
18 3 + 7 3 + 3. 18 . 7 . 25
A-3. The value of, is :
3 6 + 6 . 243 . 2 + 15 . 81. 4 + 20 . 27 . 8 + 15 . 9 . 16 + 6 . 3 . 32 + 64
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) none
15
æ 17 ö
A-4. In the expansion of çç 3 - + 3 2 ÷÷ ,
the 11th term is a:
è 4 ø
(A) positive integer (B) positive irrational number
(C) negative integer (D) negative irrational number.
n
n C5
A-5. If the second term of the expansion é a1/13 + a 3/ 2 ù is 14a5/2, then the value of is:
ë û n
C4
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6
A-6. The value of k, for which the coefficients of the (3k + 2)th and (4k – 1)th terms in the expansion of
(1 + x)20 are equal, is
(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) 8
6
6 æ 2 ö
æ 2 2 ö ç ÷
A-7. The expression, ç 2x + 1 + 2x - 1 ÷ + ç ÷ is a polynomial of degree
è ø è 2 x 2
+ 1 + 2 x 2
- 1 ø
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 3 (D) 4
8
æ 1ö
A-8. The co-efficient of x in the expansion of (1 - 2 x + 3 x ) ç 1 + ÷ is :-
3 5
è xø
(A) 56 (B) 65 (C) 154 (D) 62
10
é x æ 3 öù
A-9. The term independent of x in ê + ç 2 ÷ ú is -
êë 3 è 2x ø úû
5 10
(A) 1 (B) (C) C1 (D) none of these
12
4 3
æ 1ö æ 1ö
A-10. The term independent of x in the expansion of ç x - ÷ ç x + ÷ is:
è xø è xø
(A) - 3 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 3
100
A-11. The coefficient of x 52 in the expansion å
m =0
100
Cm (x – 3)100–m. 2m is :
(A) C47
100
(B) C48
100
(C) –100C52 (D) –100C100
8
æk ö
A-12. If k Î R and the middle term of ç + 2 ÷ is 1120, then value of k is:
è2 ø
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) - 3 (D) - 4
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Section (B) : Numerically/Algebrically Greatest terms & Remainder
1
B-1. Numerically greatest term in the binomial expansion of (a + 2x)9 when a = 1 & x = is :
3
(A) 3rd & 4th (B) 4th & 5th (C) only 4th (D) only 5th
( )
100
B-2. In the expansion of 2+43 , the number of terms free from radicals is:
(A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 27 (D) 78

B-3. The last two digits of the number 19 100
are:
(A) 81 (B) 43 (C) 29 (D) 01
B-4. The remainder when 2740 is divided by 12 is :
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 8 (D) 9
Section (C):Summation of series, Variable upper index & Product of binomial coefficients
10 26
Cr
C-1. The value of å r2 .
r =1
26
C r -1
is equal to
(A) 900 (B) 1000 (C) 1100 (D) 1200
2019 2020
Cr
C-2. å
r=0
2020
Cr + 2020
C r +1 =
2021 2019
(A) 1010 (B) (C) 2020 (D)
2 2
æ 10 ö æ 10 10
CK ö÷
C-3. The value of the expression ç
ç å 10
Cr ÷
÷
ç
çå ( -1)K
2K ÷ø
is :
è r =0 ø è K =0
1 1
(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) (D) –
2 2
7
C-4. å ( 3r + 2) . C
r =0
7
r =
(A) 1600 (B) 1599 (C) 1400 (D) 1399

2021 2021 2021 2021
C0 C1 C2 C2020
C-5. + + + ...... + =
1 2 3 2021
2 2021 - 1 2 2021 - 1
(A) (B)
2021 1011
32021 - 1 32021 - 1
(C) (D)
2021 1011
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50 50
C-6. The value of å (–1) . ç ÷ is :

r =0 è r +1 ø
1 50 1 51
(A) (B) (C) (D)
50 51 51 50
æ 50 ö æ 50 ö æ 50 ö æ 50 ö æ 50 ö æ 50 ö ænö
C-7. The value of çç ÷÷ çç ÷÷ + çç ÷÷ çç ÷÷ +...........+ çç ÷÷ çç ÷÷ is, where nC = çç ÷÷
è0ø è 1ø è 1ø è2ø è 49 ø è 50 ø èrø
r
2
æ 100 ö æ 100 ö æ 50 ö æ 50 ö
(A) çç ÷÷ (B) çç ÷÷ (C) çç ÷÷ (D) çç ÷÷
è 50 ø è 51 ø è 25 ø è 25 ø
C-8. The value of C4 + 50

å
r =1
56 – r
C3 is :
(A) 56
C4 (B) 56
C3 (C) 55C3 (D) 55C4
Section (D) : Negative & fractional index, Multinomial theorem

D-1. The coefficient of x 5 in the expansion of (2 – x + 3x 2)6 is
(A) 5000 (B) –5000 (C) –5052 (D) 5052
D-2. If (r + 1) term is the first negative term in the expansion of (1 + x)
th 7/2
, then the value of r (where | x | < 1)
is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
D-3. The coefficient of x in (1 + 2x + 3x +.....)
5 2 –3/2
is :
(A) 21 (B) 25 (C) 26 (D) none of these

D-4. Coefficient x in the expansion of (1 – 9x + 20x ) is
n 2 –1
(A) 5n – 4n (B) 4n – 5n (C) 5n+1 – 4n+1 (D) 5n+1 – 4n+1 – 2
PART-III : MATCH THE COLUMN

1. Column – I Column – II
(A) If 11n + 21n is divisible by 16, then n can be (p) 4
(B) The remainder when 337 is divided by 80 is less than (q) 5
(C) If the number of dissimilar terms in the expansion (r) 6

of (x + y + z)2n+1 – (x + y –z)2n+1 (n Î N) is
an2 + bn + c, then a + b + c is
(D) The coefficient of x 4 in the expression (s) 7

(1 + 2x + 3x 2 + 4x3 + ......up to ¥)1/2 is c, (c Î N),
then c + 1 (where | x | < 1) is
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PART-I : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Consider the following statements :
n
æ 1ö
S1 : The term independent of x in (1 + x) ç1 + ÷ is m + nCn
m
è xø
S2 : (1 + x) (1 + x + x 2) (1 + x + x2 + x3)...... (1 + x + x2 +...... + x 100) when written in the ascending
power of x then the highest exponent of x is 5000.
n-r
S3 : If å
k =1
n - kC
r = xCy then x = n and y = r + 1
3n - 1
S4 : If (1 + x + x2)n = a0 + a1x + a2 x2 + ...... + a2n x2n, then a0 + a2 + a4 + ....... + a2n =
2
State, in order, whether S1, S2, S3, S4 are true or false
(A) TFTF (B) TTTT (C) FFFF (D) TFTF
2. The sum of the coefficients of all the integral powers of x in the expansion of 1+ 2 x ( )40
is :
1 40 1 40
(A) 340 + 1 (B) 340 – 1 (C) (3 – 1) (D) (3 + 1)
2 2
10
æ ö
ç x +1 x -1 ÷
3. The coefficient of the term independent of x in the expansion of ç 2 1
- 1 ÷ is :
ç 3 ÷
è x - x3 +1 x - x2 ø
(A) 70 (B) 112 (C) 105 (D) 210
4. Find the complete set of positive values of x such that fourth term in the expansion of (5 + 3x) 10, is greatest.
5 20 7 20 5 25
(A) £x£ £x£
(B) (C) £x£ (D) none of these
8 21 8 21 8 21
5. If the sum of the co-efficients in the expansion of (1 + 2x)n is 6561, then find which term is the greatest term
in the expansion for x = 1/2.
(A) 4th (B) 5th (C) 6th (D) None of these
6. Let f(n) = 10 + 3.4 + 5, n Î N. The greatest value of the integer which divides f(n) for all n is :
n n +2
(A) 27 (B) 9 (C) 3 (D) None of these

n n 100
ar (101)
7. If (1 + x) =n
å
ar x and br = 1 +
r
ar -1
and br =
100 !
Õ, then n equals to :
r=0 r =1
(A) 99 (B) 100 (C) 101 (D) 102
1 1 1
8. The sum + + ...... is equal to :
1 ! (n - 1) ! 2 ! (n - 2) ! 1 ! (n - 1) !
1 2 2 n-1
(A) (2n - 1 - 1) (B) (2n - 1) (C) (2 - 1) (D) none
n! n! n!
9. If (1 + x + x2 + x3)5 = a0 + a1x + a2x2 +....................... + a15x15, then a10 equals to :
(A) 99 (B) 101 (C) 100 (D) 110
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10. If å (- 1)r. nCr ê r + 2 r + 3 r + ........ to m terms ú = k ç1 - m n ÷ , then find the value of k.
êë 2 2 2 úû
r =0 è 2 ø
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) n +1 (D) n -1
2 +1n
2 -1
n
2 -1 2 -1
n n
1 n - 2r
11. If an = å r =0
n
Cr
, the value of å
r =0
n
Cr
is :
n 1
(A) a (B) a (C) nan (D) 0
2 n 4 n
12. Co-efficient of at in the expansion of ,
(a + p)m–1 + (a + p)m–2(a + q) + (a + p)m–3 (a + q)2 + .......(a + q)m–1 where a ¹ –q and p ¹ q is :
m
(
Ct pt - q t ) m
(
Ct pm -t - q m -t ) m
(
Ct pt + q t ) m
(
Ct pm -t + q m -t )
(A) (B) (C) (D)
p-q p-q p-q p-q
13. The sum of: 3.nC0 - 8.nC1 + 13.nC2 - 18.nC3 +.... upto (n+1) terms is :
(A) zero (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) none of these
n
14. The sum å (r + 1) Cr2 is equal to :
r=0
(n + 2) (2n - 1) ! (n + 2) (2n + 1) ! (n + 2) (2n + 1) ! (n + 2) (2n - 1) !

n ! (n - 1) ! n ! (n - 1) ! n ! (n + 1) ! n ! (n + 1) !
(A) (B) (C) (D)
15. The co-efficient of x 5 in the expansion of (1 + x)21 + (1 + x)22 +....... + (1 + x)30 is :

(A) 51C5 (B) 9C5 (C) 31C6 - 21C6 (D) 30C5 + 20C5
n
æ 1 ö
16. The number of terms in the expansion of ç x 2 + 1 + 2 ÷ , n Î N, is :
è x ø
(A) 2n (B) 3n (C) 2n + 1 (D) 3n + 1
17. If (1 + x + 2x 2)20 = a0 + a1x + a2x2 +......... + a40x40, then a0 + a2 + a4.......+ a38 is equal to :
(A) 219 (230 + 1) (B) 220(219 – 1) (C) 239 – 219 (D) 239 + 219
49 æ 1 öæ 1 ö æ 1 ö
18. The coefficient of x in the expansion of (x – 1) ç x - ÷ç x- 2 ÷ .... ç x - 2 49 ÷ is equal to -
è 2 øè 2 ø è ø
æ 1 ö
(A) -2 ç 1 -
250 ÷ø
(B) +ve coefficient of x
è
æ 1 ö
(C) –ve coefficient of x (D) -2 ç 1 -
è 2 49 ÷ø
4
æ 54- k öæ x k ö 8
19. The largest real value for x such that å ç ÷ç ÷ = is -
k =0 è (4 - k)! øè k! ø 3
(A) 2 2 -5 (B) 2 2 +5 (C) -2 2 - 5 (D) -2 2 + 5
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PART-II : NUMERICAL QUESTIONS

8
é 1 ù
If the 6 term in the expansion of ê 8 / 3 + x log10 xú is 5600, then x =
2
1. th
ëx û
2. The number of values of ' x ' for which the fourth term in the expansion,
8
æ 2 ö
ç 5 log 5 4 x + 44 1 ÷
ç5 + ÷ is 336, is :
ç log5 3 2
x-1
+7 ÷
è 5 ø
3. If second, third and fourth terms in the expansion of (x + a)n are 240, 720 and 1080 respectively,
then n is equal to
n
æ 3 1ö
4. In the expansion of çè x - 2 ÷ø , n Î N, if the sum of the coefficients of x 5 and x10 is 0, then n is :
x
5
P + Qö
5. Let the co-efficients of xn in (1 + x)2n & (1 + x)2n - 1 be P & Q respectively, then æç ÷ =
è Q ø
n
æ x 2ö
6. The index ' n ' of the binomial ç + ÷ if the 9th term of the expansion has numerically the greatest coefficient
è5 5ø
(n Î N), is :
7. Which term is the numerically greatest term in the expansion of (2x + 5y)34, when x = 3 & y = 2 ?
ìï 3 1001 ü
ï
8. If { x } denotes the fractional part of ' x ', then 82 í ý =
ïî 82 ïþ
9. The number of values of ' r ' satisfying the equation, 39 C3r -1- 39C = 39 Cr 2 -1 - 39 C3r is :
r2
-1
æ n æ Ck ö ö
2
k3
10.
ç
If n is a positive integer & Ck = nCk, find the value of ç ç å ÷ ÷
ç k = 1 n(n + 1) .(n + 2) çè Ck - 1 ÷ø ÷÷
2 is :
è ø
100
11. The value of l if å
m = 97
100
Cm . mC97 = 2l . 100C97 , is :
12. If (1 + x + x² +... + x p)6 = a0 + a1x + a2x²+...+a6p x6p, then the value of :
1
[a1 + 2a2 + 3a3 +.... + 6p a6p] is :
p(p + 1)6
n
. Cr = ( n + k ) .2 - 1 then 'k' is
2r + 3 n n +1
13. If å
r =0
r +1 n +1
n
(-1)r .Cr
14. If å
r =0
(r + 1)(r + 2)(r + 3) =
a (n
1
+ b)
, then a + b is
15. If (2nC1)²+ 2. (2nC2)² + 3. (2nC3)² +... + 2n. (2nC2n)² = 18 . 4n–1C2n–1, then n is :

16. The value of p, for which coefficient of x 50 in the expression
(1 + x)1000 + 2x (1 + x)999 + 3x² (1 + x)998 +..... + 1001 x1000 is equal to 1002Cp , is :
x x y2
17. If x is very large as compare to y, then the value of k in = 1+
x+y x-y kx 2
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value of (a – b).
n
æ x 2ö
19. Find the index n of the binomial ç + ÷ if the 9th term of the expansion has numerically the greatest
è 5 5ø
coefficient (n Î N).
2001
æ1 ö
20. Find the sum of the roots (real or complex) of the equation x 2001 + ç - x÷ = 0.
è2 ø
21. (
Let a = 4
1/ 401
- 1) and let bn = nC1 + nC2 . a + nC3 . a2 + ......... + nCn . an – 1.
Find the value of (b2006 – b2005)
22. Let the coefficient of x 49 in the polynomial
æ C ö æ 2 C ö æ 2 C ö æ 2 C ö
ç x - 1 ÷ ç x - 2 × 2 ÷ ç x - 3 × 3 ÷ ................. ç x - 50 × 50 ÷ {where Cr = 50Cr } is 'k', then find the
è C0 ø è C1 ø è C2 ø è C 49 ø
-k
value of
1000
n
å n
C K sin Kx.cos(n - K)x
23. Find the value of K =0
2 n sin nx
24. Find the value of (nC0 + nC1 + nC2 + ....+ nCn)2 – (1 + 2nC1 + 2nC2+.....+ 2nC2n)
PART - III : ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT QUESTION

20
æ3 1 ö
1. In the expansion of çç 4 + 4 ÷÷
è 6ø
(A) the number of irrational terms is 19 (B) middle term is irrational
(C) the number of rational terms is 2 (D) 9th term is rational
2. 79 + 97 is divisible by :
(A) 16 (B) 24 (C) 64 (D) 72
1000 n
3. Let a n = for n Î N, then an is greatest, when
n!
(A) n = 997 (B) n = 998 (C) n = 999 (D) n = 1000
n
4. The sum of the series å (-1)
r =1
r -1 n
. Cr (a - r ) is equal to
(A) 5 if a = 5 (B) –5 if a = 5 (C) –5 if a = –5 (D) 5 if a = –5

5. n
C0 – 2.3 nC1 + 3.32 nC2 – 4.33 nC3 +..........+ (–1)n (n +1) nCn 3n is equal to
n æ 3n ö næ 3ö
(A) 2 ç + 1÷ if n is even (B) 2 ç n + ÷ if n is even
è 2 ø è 2ø
æ 3n ö æ 3ö
(C) – 2n ç + 1÷ if n is odd (D) 2n ç n + ÷ if n is odd
è 2 ø è 2ø
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6. The sum of the co-efficients i n the expansion of (1 - 2x + 5x 2) n is a and the sum of the
co-efficients in the expansion of (1 + x)2n is b. Then :
(A) a = b (B) (x – a)2 + (x – b)2 = 0, has real roots
(C) sin2 a + cos2 b = 1 (D) ab = 1
( -1)
r
n
r
7. Let P n = ( ) å n
C r . Now which of the following holds good ?
r=0 r +1
10
6
(A) |P10| is harmonic mean of |P9| & |P11| (B) å P ( r ) P ( r - 1) = - 55
r =5
10
6
(C) |P10| is arithmetic mean of |P9| & |P11| (D) å P ( r ) P ( r - 1) = 55
r =5
8. Let (1 + x)m = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + C3x3 + ..... + Cmxm, where Cr = mCr and A = C1C3 + C2C4 + C3C5 + C4C6 +
.......+ Cm–2Cm, then -
(A) A > 2mCm–2 (B) A < 2mCm–2
(C) A > C 20 + C12 + C 22 + .....C 2m (D) A < C0 + C1 + C 2 + .....C m

2 2 2 2
9. Element in set of values of r for which, 18Cr - 2 + 2. 18Cr - 1 + 18Cr ³ 20C13 is :

(A) 9 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 10
n
10. If for n Î I, n > 10; 1 + (1 + x) + (1 + x) + ...... + (1 + x) = 2 n

åa
k =0
k .x k , x ¹ 0 then
n
n(n + 1)
(A) åa
k=0
k = 2 n +1 (B) a n - 2 =
2
n
(C) ap > ap – 1 for p < ,pÎN (D) (a9)2 – (a8)2 = C10 (n+1C10 – n+1C9)
n+2
2
11. In the expansion of (x + y + z)25
(A) every term is of the form 25Cr. rCk. x25 – r. yr – k. zk
(B) the coefficient of x 8 y9 z9 is 0
(C) the number of terms is 325
(D) none of these
12. If (1 + 2x + 3x 2)10 = a0 + a1x + a2x2 +.... + a20x20, then :
(A) a1 = 20 (B) a2 = 210 (C) a4 = 8085 (D) a20 = 22. 37. 7
2n
13. If n Î N and if (1 + 4x + 4x2)n = åa x
r =0
r
r
, where a0,a1,a2,.......,a2n are real numbers, then
n n
(A) 2 åa
r =0
2r =9 +1 n
(B) 2 åa
r =1
2r -1 = 9n – 1 (C) a2n–1 = n. 22n (D) a2n–1 = n. 2 2n – 1
14. If recursion polynomials Pk(x) are defined as P1(x) = (x – 2)2, P2 (x) = ((x – 2)2 – 2)2
P3 (x) = ((x – 2)2 – 2)2 – 2)2 .......... (In general Pk (x) = (Pk – 1 (x) – 2)2, then the constant term in Pk (x) is
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 16 (D) a perfect square
15. If the expansion of (3x + 2)–1/2 is valid in ascending powers of x, then x lies in the interval.
(A) (0, 2/3) (B) (–3/2, 3/2) (C) (–2/3, 2/3) (D) (–¥, –3/2) È (3/2, ¥)
2
æ 1+ x ö
16. The coefficient of x 4 in ç ÷ , | x | < 1, is
è 1- x ø
(A) 4 (B) –4 (C) 10 + 4C2 (D) 16
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PART - IV : COMPREHENSION
Comprehension # 1 (Q. No. 1 to 3)
Let P be a product given by P = (x + a1) (x + a2) ......... (x + an) and Let S1 = a1 + a2 + ....... + an = åa , S
i=1
i
2
=
åå a .a , S
i< j
i j 3
= å åå a .a .a i j k and so on, then it can be shown that
i< j<k
P = xn + S1 xn – 1 + S2 xn – 2 + ......... + Sn.
1. The coefficient of x 8 in the expression (2 + x)2 (3 + x)3 (4 + x)4 must be
(A) 26 (B) 27 (C) 28 (D) 29
2. The coefficient of x 203 in the expression (x – 1) (x 2 – 2) (x3 – 3) .......... (x20 – 20) must be
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 15
3. The coefficient of x 98 in the expression of (x – 1) (x – 2) ......... (x – 100) must be
(A) 12 + 22 + 32 + ....... + 1002
(B) (1 + 2 + 3 + ....... + 100)2 – (12 + 22 + 32 + ....... + 1002)
1
(C) [(1 + 2 + 3 + ....... + 100)2 – (12 + 22 + 32 + ....... + 1002)]
2
(D) None of these
Consider, sum of the series åå

0 £ i< j £n
f(i) f(j)
In the given summation, i and j are not independent.

n n n æ æ n öö
ç f (i) ç f ( j) ÷ ÷÷ i and j are independent. In this summation, three
In the sum of series åå f (i) f ( j) = å çç ç å ÷÷
i=1 j=1 i=1 è è j=1 øø
types of terms occur, those when i < j, i > j and i = j.
Also, sum of terms when i < j is equal to the sum of the terms when i > j if f(i) and f(j) are symmetrical.
So, in that case
n n
åå f (i)f ( j) = åå f (i)f ( j)
i=1 j=1 0 £i< j£ n
+ åå f (i)f ( j) + åå f (i)f ( j)
0 £i< j£ n i=j
=2 åå f (i)f ( j) + åå f (i)f ( j)
0 £i < j £n i=j
n n
åå f (i)f ( j) – åå f (i)f ( j)
Þ åå f (i)f ( j) =
0 £i< j£ n
i =1 j =1
2
i=j
When f(i) and f(j) are not symmetrical, we find the sum by listing all the terms.
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4.
åå
0 £ i < j £n
n
Ci nC j is equal to-
2 2n – 2nCn 22n + 2nCn 22n – nCn 22n + nCn

(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2
n m
5. åå
m=0 p=0
n
Cm . m Cp is equal to-
(A) 2n–1 (B) 3n (C) 3n–1 (D) 2n
6. åå ( C + C ) is equal to-
0 £i £ j £ n
n
i
n
j
(A) n2n (B) (n + 1)2n (C) (n – 1)2n (D) (n + 1)2n–1

The function y = f(x) = [x] is called the greatest integer function where [x] denotes the greatest integer less
than or equal to x.
e.g. [7.2] = 7 ; [6.99] = 6; [–8.9] = –9 ; [–11.11] = –12
g(x) = {x} is called fractional part function, where {x} = x – [x]
e.g. the fractional part of the number 2.1 is 2.1–2 = 0.1 and the fractional part of –3.7 is 0.3 .
Any real number can be expressed as Integral Part + fractional Part i.e. I + f, where 0 £ f < 1
(x = [x] + {x})
7. (
If 7 + 4 3 ) = p+b where n & p are positive integers and b is a proper fraction, find the value of
n
(1 - b) (p + b).
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
( )
n
8. If 9 + 80 = I + f, where I, n are integers and 0 < f < 1, then which of the following option is INCORRECT
(A) I is an odd integer (B) I is an even integer
( )
n
(C) (I + f) (1 – f) = 1 (D) 1 - f = 9 - 80
( )
5
9. Let P = 2 + 3 and f = P – [P], where [P] denotes the greatest integer function.
æ f2 ö
Find the value of ç ÷.
è1- f ø
(A) 721 (B) 722 (C) 723 (D) none of these
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PART - I : JEE (ADVANCED) / IIT-JEE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)

* Marked Questions may have more than one correct option.
1. For r = 0, 1, ...., 10, let Ar, Br and Cr denote, respectively, the coefficient of x r in the expansions of
10
(1 + x)10 , (1 + x)20 and (1 + x)30 . Then å A (B
r =1
r 10B r - C10 A r ) is equal to
[IIT-JEE 2010, Paper-2, (5, –2)/79]

(A) B10 – C10 (B) A10 (B210 – C10 A10) (C) 0 (D) C10 – B10
2. The coefficients of three consecutive terms of (1 + x)n+5 are in the ratio 5 : 10 : 14. Then n =
[JEE (Advanced) 2013, Paper-1, (4, – 1)/60]
3. Coefficient of x 11 in the expansion of (1 + x 2)4 (1 + x3)7 (1 + x4)12 is
[JEE (Advanced) 2014, Paper-2, (3, –1)/60]
(A) 1051 (B) 1106 (C) 1113 (D) 1120
4. The coefficient of x 9 in the expansion of (1 + x) (1 + x 2) (1 + x3) ......(1 + x100) is
[JEE (Advanced) 2015, P-2 (4, 0) / 80]
5. Let m be the smallest positive integer such that the coeff icient of x 2 in the expansion of
(1 + x)2 + (1 + x)3 + ....... + (1 + x)49 + (1 + mx)50 is (3n + 1) 51C3 for some positive integer n. Then the
value of n is [JEE(Advanced)-2016, 3(0)]
( C1 ) + 2 ( 10 C 2 ) + 3 ( 10 C 3 ) + ... + 10 ( 10 C10 ) , where 10Cr, r Î {1, 2, ..., 10} denote binomial

10 2 2 2 2
6. Let X =
1
coefficients. Then, the value of X is _____ . [JEE(Advanced)-2018, 3(0)]
1430
é n n
ù
ê åk å n
Ck k2 ú n
n
Ck
7. Suppose det ê
k =0 k=0
ú = 0 , holds for some positive integer n. Then å k +1 equals
ê n n n
ú k= 0
êå C k k å n
C k 3k ú
ë k =0 k =0 û
[JEE(Advanced)-2019, 3(0)]
PART - II : JEE(MAIN) / AIEEE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)

1. The coefficient of x 7 in the expansion of (1 – x – x 2 + x3)6 is : [AIEEE 2011, (4, –1), 120]
(1) 144 (2) – 132 (3) – 144 (4) 132
2. If n is a positive integer, then ( 3 + 1) 2n
– ( 3 - 1)
2n
is : [AIEEE 2012, (4, –1), 120]
(1) an irrational number (2) an odd positive integer

(3) an even positive integer (4) a rational number other than positive integers
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10
æ x +1 x -1 ö
3. The term independent of x in expansion of ç 2 / 3 1/ 3
- ÷ is : [AIEEE - 2013, (4, –¼),120]
è x - x + 1 x - x1 / 2 ø
(1) 4 (2) 120 (3) 210 (4) 310
4. If the coefficients of x 3 and x4 in the expansion of (1 + ax + bx 2) (1 – 2x)18 in powers of x are both zero, then
(a, b) is equal to [JEE(Main) 2014, (4, – ¼), 120]
æ 272 ö æ 272 ö æ 251 ö æ 251 ö
(1) ç14 , ÷ (2) ç16 , ÷ (3) ç16 , ÷ (4) ç14 , ÷
è 3 ø è 3 ø è 3 ø è 3 ø
5. The sum of coefficients of integral powers of x in the binomial expansion of (1 – 2 x )50 is :

[JEE(Main) 2015, (4, – ¼), 120]
1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50
(1) (3 + 1) (2) (3 ) (3) (3 – 1) (4) (2 + 1)
2 2 2 2
n
æ 2 4 ö
6. If the number of terms in the expansion of ç 1 - + ÷ , x ¹ 0 , is 28, then the sum of the coefficients of
è x x2 ø
all the terms in this expansion, is :- [JEE(Main)-2016]
(1) 729 (2) 64 (3) 2187 (4) 243
7. The value of (21 C1 – 10C1) + (21C2 – 10C )
2 + (21C3 – 10C3) + (21C4 – 10C )
4 + .... + (21C10 – 10C10) is :-
[JEE(Main)-2017]
(1) 220 – 210 (2) 221 – 211 (3) 221 – 210 (4) 220 – 29
( ) ( )
5 5
8. The sum of the co-efficients of all odd degree terms in the expansion of x + x3 - 1 + x - x 3 - 1 ,
(x > 1) is - [JEE(Main)-2018]
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) –1
2403 k
9. If the fractional part of the number is , then k is equal to : [JEE(Main)- 2019]
15 15
(1) 14 (2) 6 (3) 4 (4) 8
3
æ1- t ö 6
10. The coefficient of t4 in the expansion of ç ÷ is [JEE(Main)- 2019]

è 1- t ø
(1) 12 (2) 15 (3) 10 (4) 14
11. The coefficient of x in the expression (1 + x) + x (1 + x) + x (1 + x) +…+ x10 is : [JEE(Main)-2020]
7 10 9 2 8
(1) 120 (2) 330 (3) 210 (4) 420
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Exercise # 1 SECTION-(D)
PART-I : D-1. (i) 280 (ii) –149200

D-2. (i) 0 (ii) 512
SECTION-(A) (iii) 20
5 3
æ 2ö æ 2ö æ2ö æxö 15015
A-1. (i) ç ÷ – 5 ç ÷ + 10 ç x ÷ – 10 ç 2 ÷ + 5 D-3.
èxø èxø è ø è ø 16
3 5 D-4. (i) 109 (ii) 1084

æxö æxö
ç ÷ –ç ÷
è 2ø è 2ø 2 149
D-5. - x
x2
3 54
4x a a2
(ii) – +6–4 + 2
a2 a x x
PART-II
A-2. n = 20
A-3. (i) 9C3 .27 (ii) 27 . 12C7 SECTION-(A)
11C
a6 a5 A-1. (A) A-2. (B)
A-4. 5 5 , 111C6 6 , ab = 1
b b A-3. (A) A-4. (B)
17 A-5. (A) A-6. (A)
A-5.
54 A-7. (A) A-8. (C)
A-6. n = 13 A-9. (D) A-10. (B)
A-8. (i) 171 (ii) –438 A-11. (B) A-12. (B)
35x 35y SECTION-(B)
A-9. (i) – ,
y x
B-1. (B) B-2. (B)
(6n)! B-3. (D) B-4. (D)
(ii) (–1)3n x3n
(3n)! (3n)! SECTION-(C)
C-1. (C) C-2. (A)

SECTION-(B)
C-3. (B) C-4. (A)
B-1. T2 = 5 × (3)9 C-5. (B) C-6. (C)
B-2. (i) T4
C-7. (B) C-8. (A)
(ii) T5, T6
(iii) T5 SECTION-(D)
(iv) T6
D-1. (C) D-2. (C)
é 1 2 ù é 2 1ù
B-3. x Î ê - , - ú È ê , ú of 'x'. D-3. (D) D-4. (C)
ë 4 15 û ë15 4 û
B-4. 1 PART-III
B-5. (i) 4
(ii) 1 1. (A) ® (q, s), (B) ® (p, q, r, s), (C) ® (p),
(iii) 001 (D) ® (q)
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Exercise # 2 PART - III

PART-I 1. (A, B, C, D) 2. (A, C)
3. (C, D) 4. (A, C)
1. (A) 2. (D) 5. (A, C) 6. (A, B, C)
3. (D) 4. (A) 7. (A, D) 8. (B, D)
9. (A, C, D) 10. (B, C, D)
5. (B) 6. (B)
11. (A, B) 12. (A, B, C)
7. (B) 8. (C) 13. (A, B, C) 14. (A, D)
9. (B) 10. (B) 15. (A, C) 16. (C, D)
11. (D) 12. (B)
13. (A) 14. (A) PART - IV
15. (C) 16. (C) 1. (D) 2. (C)
17. (C) 18. (A) 3. (C) 4. (A)
19. (A) 5. (B) 6. (A)
7. (C) 8. (B)
PART-II 9. (B)
1. 10 2. 2
Exercise # 3
3. 5 4. 15
5. 32 6. 12 PART - I
7. 22 8. 3 1. (D) 2. 6
9. 2 10. 12 3. (C) 4. 8
5. 5 6. 646
11. 3 12. 3
7. 6.20
13. 2 14. 5
15. 9 16. 50
17. 2 18. 0
PART - II
19. 12 20. 500 1. (3) 2. (1)
21. 1024 22. 22.10 3. (3) 4. (2)
5. (1) 6. Bonus
23. 0.50 24. 0
7. (1) 8. (3)
9. (4) 10. (2)
11. (2)
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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Find the co-efficient of x 5 in the expansion of (1 + x 2)5 (1 + x)4.
5
2. Prove that the co-efficient of x in (1 + x +x + x ) is

15 3 4 n
å
r =0
n
C15 -3r nCr .
3. If n is even natural and coefficient of x r in the expansion of

(1 + x )n is 2n, (|x| < 1), then prove that r ³ n
1- x
4. Find the coefficient of x n in polynomial (x + 2n+1C0) (x + 2n+1C1)........(x + 2n+1Cn).
n æ r -1 ö
5. Find the value of å çç å
r =1
n
C r Cp 2 p ÷ .
r
÷
è p =0 ø
Comprehension (Q-6 to Q.7 )
For k, n Î N, we define
B(k, n) = 1.2.3......... k + 2.3.4........(k+1) + .........+ n(n + 1).......(n + k – 1), S0(n) = n and Sk(n)
= 1k + 2k + ......... + nk.
To obtain value B(k, n), we rewrite B(k, n) as follows
[
B(k, n) = k! k Ck + k +1
Ck + k +2
Ck + ......... + n+k -1
Ck = k! ] ( n+k
Ck +1 )
n(n + 1)........ (n + k )
=
k +1
n n!
where Ck =
k! (n - k )!
6. Prove that S2(n) + S1(n) = B(2, n)
7. Prove that S3(n) + 3S2(n) = B(3, n) – 2B(1, n)

8. If (1 + x)p = 1 + pC1 x + pC2x2 +..........+ pCp xp, p Î N , then show that k+1C1 Sk(n) + k+1C2 Sk–1(n) +.........+ k+1Ck
S1(n) + k+1Ck+1 S0(n) = (n + 1)k+1 – 1
+
9. Show that 25n – 20n – 8n + 3n, n ÎI is divisible by 85.
n +1
C2
æ 2n ö
10. Prove that C1 ( C2) ( C3) ........( Cn) £ çç
n n 2 n 3 n n ÷
÷ .
è n + 1ø
1/ n
(n + 1) p + (n - 1) q æ p ö
11. If p is nearly equal to q and n > 1, show that (n - 1)p + (n + 1) q = çç ÷÷ . Hence find the approximate value
èqø
1/ 6
æ 99 ö
of ç ÷ .
è 101 ø
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12. If (18x2 + 12x + 4)n = a0 + a1x + a2x2 + .... + a2n x2n , then prove that
ar = 2n 3r ( 2n n
Cr + C1 2n-2 Cr + nC 2 2n- 4
)
Cr + ...
13. Prove that : 1². C0 + 2². C1 + 3². C2 + 4². C3 +.... + (n+1)² Cn = 2n-2 (n+1) (n+4).
14. If (1 - x)-n = a0 + a1 x + a2 x2 + a3 x3 +........, find the value of, a0 + a1 + a2 +....... + an.
32
15. Find the remainder when 32 32 is divided by 7.
16. If n is an integer greater than 1, show that : a - nC1(a-1) + nC2(a-2) -..... + (-1)n (a - n) = 0.
17. If (1 + x)n = p0 + p1 x + p2 x2 + p3 x3 +......., then prove that :
np np
(a) p0 - p2 + p4 -....... = 2n/2 cos (b) p1 - p3 + p5 -....... = 2n/2 sin
4 4
42 43 4n +1 5n+1 - 1
18. Prove the following 4C0 + . C1 + C2 + .............. + Cn =
2 3 n+1 n +1
19. Show that if the greatest term in the expansion of (1 + x)2n has also the greatest co-efficient, then ' x ' lies
n n+1
between, & .
n+1 n
20. [ ]
Prove that if ' p ' is a prime number greater than 2, then (2+ 5 )p - 2p+1 is divisible by p, where [. ] denotes
greatest integer function.
2 n
q + 1 æ q + 1ö æ q + 1ö
21. Given sn= 1 + q + q² +..... + qn & Sn = 1 + +ç ÷ +.... + ç ÷ , q ¹ 1,
2 è 2 ø è 2 ø
prove that n+1C1 + n+1C2.s1 + n+1C3.s2 +....+ n+1Cn+1.sn = 2n. Sn.
22. If (1+x)15 = C0 + C1. x + C2. x2 +.... + C15. x15, then find the value of : C2 + 2C3 + 3C4 +.... + 14C15
1n 2 3 4 ( -1)n + 1n n 1
23. Prove that, C1- nC2+ nC3- nC4 +..... + . Cn= n + 1
2 3 4 5 n+1
n
24. If (1+x)n = å C .x
r =0
r
r
, then prove that;
2 2.C 0 23 .C1 2 4 .C 2 2n + 2.Cn 3n + 2 - 2n - 5

+ + + ...... + =
1. 2 2.3 3.4 (n +1) (n + 2) (n + 1) (n + 2)
n
25. Prove that år
r=0
2 n
Cr pr qn – r = npq + n2p2, if p + q = 1.
26. Prove that : (n-1)². C1 + (n-3)². C3 + (n-5)². C5 +..... = n (n + 1)2n-3
27. Prove that nCr + 2 n +1C

r +3 n+2C
r +....... + (n + 1) 2nC
r = nCr+2 + (n + 1) 2n + 1C
r+1 –
2n+1C
r+2
1 1 3 1 3 5 1 3 5 7
28. Show that, 3 = 1 + + . + . . + . . . + ......
3 3 6 3 6 9 3 6 9 12
29. If (1 + x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 +...... + Cnxn, show that for m ³ 2
C0 – C1 + C2 –......... + (– 1)m – 1Cm – 1 = (–1)m – 1 n – 1Cm – 1.
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30. If a0, a1, a2,..... be the coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x + x²) n in ascending powers of x, then prove
that:
(i) a0 a1 - a1 a2 + a2 a3 -.... = 0
(ii) a0a2 - a1a3 + a2a4 -..... + a2n - 2 a2n = an + 1
(iii) E1 = E2 = E3 = 3n-1; where E1= a0 + a3 + a6 +...; E2 = a1 + a4 + a7 +...& E3 = a2 + a5 + a8 +...

3n
31. å 6 nC
2k-1 (- 3)k is equal to :
k= 1
32. Prove that

2n 3
æ n + 1ö æ n + 1ö
(i) nn ç ÷ is greater than or equal to ç ÷
è 2 ø è 2 ø
2n
æ n + 1ö
(ii) nn ç ÷ is greater than or equal to (n!)3
è 2 ø
1198
1. 60 4. 22n 5. 4n – 3n 11.
1202
( 2 n) !
14. 15. 4 22. 212993 31. 0
(n ! ) 2
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JEE(Adv.

)-Mathematics Binomial Theorem

ìn(n - 1)(n - 2)........ 3 . 2 .1 ; if n Î N

Note : n! = n . (n – 1)! ; nÎN

Note : If nCx = nCy Þ Either x = y or x + y = n

n n(n - 1) n(n - 1)(n - 2).........(n - (r - 1))

This theorem can be proved by induction.

Some important expansions :

(i) (1 + x)n = nC0 + nC1x + nC2x2 + ........ + nCnxn = å

é (m)(m - 1).x 2 ùé n(n - 1) 2 ù

3.3 Term independent of x :

3.4 Middle term :

4.3 Last digit/Last two digits/Last three digits :

Solution : (17)10 = (289)5 = (290 – 1)5

= 50 C 01050 + 50 C110 49 + ...... +

For E1 : Now since 2222–3 = 2219 is divisible by 7, therefore E1 is divisible by 7

Problems for Self Practice -4:

(5) Which number is larger (1.2)4000 or 800

where C0,C1,C2,............Cn are called combinatorial (binomial) coefficients.

(iii) C0 + 2C1 + 3. C2 + ........ + (n + 1) Cn = 2n – 1 (n + 2).

Solution : (i) (1 + x)n = C0 + C1 x + C2x2 + ........... + Cnxn

Put x = 1, C1 + 2C2 + 3C3 + ........ + n.C n = n.2n -1

(iii) I Method : By Summation

L.H.S. = nC0 + 2. nC1 + 3 . nC2 + ........ + (n + 1). nCn.

(1 + x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + ........... + Cnxn

Aliter : (Using method of integration)

(1 + x)n = nC0 + nC1 x + nC2 x2 + .............nCn xn ..........(i)

Hence, required summation is 2n. 2n – 1Cn + 2nCn = R.H.S.

(1 + x2)n = C0 + C1x2 + C2x4 + C3x6 + ..............+ Cn x2n

= m+3Cm+1 + ............. + nCm = nCm+1 + nCm = n+1Cm+1

- (1 + x )2n + (1 + x )n n(1 + x )2n

- (1 + x )2n + (1 + x )n n(1 + x )2n

This result can be generalized in the following form.

There are n+4–1C4–1 = n+3C3 terms in the above expansion.

We want to get x2y3z4w this implies that p = 2, q = 3, r = 4, s = 1

Equating the coefficient of x 2n–r on both sides, we get

n(n + 1)(n + 2)......(n + r - 1) n(n + 1)(n + 2)......(n + r - 1) r

(n - 1)! n(n + 1)......(n + r - 1) r

n(n - 1)x 2 1.3

\ sum of series = (1 + x)n = (1 – 1/2)–1/2 = (1/2)–1/2 = 2 Ans. (A)

Problems for Self Practice -7:

PART-I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

(i) x6y3 in (x + 3y)9 (ii) a5 b7 in (a + 2b)12

(3.2 - 1) 3 2.2 2 - 1 33.23 - 1 3n.2n - 1 2 3n - 3n

C-5. Prove that

PART-II : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

(A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 27 (D) 78

(A) 900 (B) 1000 (C) 1100 (D) 1200

(A) 1600 (B) 1599 (C) 1400 (D) 1399

C-6. The value of å (–1) . ç ÷ is :

C-8. The value of C4 + 50

Section (D) : Negative & fractional index, Multinomial theorem

(A) 21 (B) 25 (C) 26 (D) none of these

(A) 5n – 4n (B) 4n – 5n (C) 5n+1 – 4n+1 (D) 5n+1 – 4n+1 – 2

PART-III : MATCH THE COLUMN

(A) If 11n + 21n is divisible by 16, then n can be (p) 4

(B) The remainder when 337 is divided by 80 is less than (q) 5

(C) If the number of dissimilar terms in the expansion (r) 6

(D) The coefficient of x 4 in the expression (s) 7