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ASSIGNMENT- A

1. If the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x2 –2x + 1)35 is equal to the sum of
coefficients in the expansion of (x -y)35, then  equals to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

C0 C1 C2 C
2. The value of + + + ..... + n is
2 3 4 n+2
n  2n +1 + 1 n  2n +1 − 1 n  2n +1 + 2 n  2n − 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(n + 1)(n + 2 ) (n + 1)(n + 2 ) (n + 1)(n + 2 ) (n + 1)(n + 2 )

3. The term independent of x (x  0) in the expansion of (x – x–1)2n is equal to

(A) 2nCn (B) (–1)n 2nCn (C) 2nCn + 1 (D) (–1)n 2nCn + 1

4. ( )( )(
The coefficient of xn in the polynomial x +n C0 x + 3.n C1 x + 5.n C2 ....... x + (2n + 1)n Cn is ) ( )
(A) n. 2n (B) n 2n+ 1 (C) (n + 1) 2n (D) n 2n + 1

5. The coefficient of xr (1  r  n ) in the expansion of

(1 + x)n + (1 + x)n – 1 + (1 + x)n – 2 + ………+ (1 + x)r is
(A) nCr (B) nCr+1 (C) n+1Cr+1 (D) n+1Cr

Coefficient of x 4 in ( 2 + 2x + x 2 ) is
n
6.
n +1
(A) C4 2n + n +1 C3 2n −2 (B) n C3 2n −2 +n +1 C4 2n (C) n +1
C3 2n −2 + n +1 C4 2n (D) None

n−2
7. The value of  n Ck nCk + 2 is equal to
k =0
(A) n + 2 Cn (B) 2nCn (C) 2n + 1 Cn + 2 (D) 2n Cn + 2
8. The number of terms in the expansion of 2 + 3 5 ( )
17
, which are rational is,
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 4

9. The remainder , when 3100+5100 is divided by 8 is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

10. The coefficient of t24 in the expression (1+ t2)12 (1+ t 12 ) (1 + t24) is
(a) 1 + 12C6 (b) 12C6 (c) 3 + 12C6 (d) 2 + 12C6

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11. The value of the term independent of x in the expansion of

−9
 1 1 
(x2/3+4x1/3+4)5  1 / 3 + 2/3 is.
x −1 x + x1 / 3 + 1
(a) 148 (b) 168 (c) 208 (d) 84

12. The remainder when 2710 + 751 is divided by 10, is equal to

(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8

13. The number of terms in the expansion of (91/4 + 81/6)500 which are integers is given by
(A) 501 (B) 251 (C) 451 (D) 201

 5 2n 
14. The value of   , n  N where {.} denotes the franctional part of x, is
 24 
(A) 5/24 (B) 9/24
(C) 1/24 (D) None of these

15. In the expansion of (1 + x + x3 +x4 )10 , then coefficient of x4 is

(A) 110 (B) 410
(C) 210 (D) 310

n
 1
16. The term independent of x in (1 + x)m 1 +  is
 x
m+n
(A) Cm (B) m-nCm
m+n
(C) Cm-n (D) m-nCn

17. The coefficient of x10 in the expansion of (2x + 3)10 – (2x + 3)9 (5 – 2x) + (2x + 3)8 (5 – 2x)2 +
……. + (–1)10
(5 – 2x)10 is
(A) 27 (B) 11.210 (C) 11.27 (D) –11.28

18. If (1 – 2x + x2)10 = a0 + a1x + a2x2 + . . . . . + a20x20, then a1 + a2 is equal to

(A) 60 (B) 70
(C) 80 (D) 90

19. The greatest term of the expansion (2x + 5y)13 where x = 10, y = 2 is
(A) 13 8
5 C.20 .10
5
(B) 13 7
5 C.20 .10
4

13 9 4
(C) 4 C.20 .10 (D) None

20. (7C0 + 7C1.6 + 7C2 62 + . . . . + 7C7 67)  (6C0 + 6C17 + 6C2 72 + . . . . + 6C6 76) equal to
76 78
(A) 7 (B) 6
8 8
7
7 77
(C) 8 (D) 6
8 8

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ASSIGNMENT- B

1. n
Cr + n+1 Cr + n+2 Cr + .......... .. + n+r Cr is equal to
n+r +1 n+r +1
(A) Cr +1 (B) Cr +1 - n Cr +1
n+r
(C) Cr +1 - n Cr (D) None of these

k
2. 
r =0
n
C r .n−r C k −r is equal to

(A) nCk (B) nCk.2k

(C) 2k (D) None of these
2n
3. If (1 + x + x2) n = a0 + a1x + ……….a2nx2n then  (a
r =0
r − a 2n−r ) is equal to
2
(A) 0 (B) n
(C) 2n (D) n

4. If a, b, c are distinct then the number of terms in the expansion of (a + b + c)10 is equal to
(A) 66 (B) 55
(C) 11 (D) None of these

5. If C0, C1, C2 ………Cn are the binomial coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x)n, n being even,
then C0 + (C0 + C1) + (C0 + C1 + C2) + …….+ (C0 + C1 + C2 + ……..Cn -1) is equal to
(A) n 2n (B) n2n-1
n-2
(C) n 2 (D) n 2n-3

6. The coefficient of xn in the series (x + 1) (2x + 1) (4x + 1) ………(2nx + 1) is equal to

n( n +1)
(A) 2 2 (B) 2n +1 − 1
n( n +1)
+1  1 
(C) 2 2
 1 − n +1  (D) none of these
 2 

The coefficient of x5 in (1 + 2x + 3 x 2 + ......)

−3 / 2
7. is
(A) 21 (B) 25
(C) 26 (D) none

8. Given (1 + x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + . . . . . . + Cnxn , then for n odd, C02 – C12 + C22 –
C32 + . . . . + (-1)n Cn2
(A) 2n - 2 (B) 2n
(2n)!
(C) (D) 0
2(n!) 2

9. If 7103 is divided by 25 then the remainder is

(A) 8 (B) 11
(C) 18 (D) 13

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If (1 − x 2 ) =  ar xr (1 − x )
n
n 2n −r
10. then ar equals
r =0
r
 1
n
Cr
(A) n
Cr (B) (C) 2n
Cr    (D) n
Cr 2n
2r 2
6
 1
11 The coefficient of x in (1-2x2 +3x4)  1 −  is
 x
(A) 48 (B) -48
(C) 84 (D) -84

12. If a ,b,c and d be the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th term respectively in the expansion of (x+y)n where n is
c(b 2 − ac )
a negative integer, then the ratio of is
a(c 2 − bd)
(A) 5c/3a (B) 5/3
(c) 3c/5a (D) none of these
2m
 n  n 
13. Sum of the series  ( −1)
k
   where ( )=
n
r
n
C r is
k =0  2m − k   k 
(A) ( −1)
m
( )
n
m (B) ( −1)
m
( )
n
2m (C) 0 (D) ( −1)
m
( n
)
Pm m!

14. If the coefficient of 2nd, 3rd and 4th terms in the expansion of (1+x)n are in A.P. , then the value of
n is

(A) 6 (B) 7
(C) 8 (D) 10

15. The coefficient of x5 in the expansion of (1 + x2)5(1 + x)4 is

(A) 10 (B) 20
(C) 40 (D) 60

16. The number of non-zero terms in the expansion of

(1 + 5 2x) 9 + (1 - 5 2 x)9 is
(A) 10 (B) 9
(C) 7 (D) 5

17. The last digit in 7291is

(A) 3 (B) 7
(C) 9 (D) 1
3n
 1 
18. The binomial expansion of  x k +  n  N contain a term independent of x :
 x 2k 
(A) only if k is an integer (B) only if k is a natural number.
(C) only if k is rational (D) for any real k.

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n
 a 
n
C3
19. If the second term of the expansion a1/ 13 +  is 14a5/2 then the value of n
is
−1
 a  C2
(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 12 (D) 6
10
 x +1 x −1 
20. In the expansion of  −  , the term which doesn’t contain x is
x
2/3
− x 1/ 3 + 1 x − x 1/ 2 
10 10
(A) C0 (B) C7
10
(C) C4 (D) none of these

ASSIGNMENT -C
C1  ( a − 1) − n−1C2  ( a − 2 ) + n−1C3  ( a − 3 ) + ...... + ( −1)  ( a − n + 1) is
n −1 2 2 2 n−2 2
1. The value of
(A) 0 (B) a² (C) na² (D) n(n+1)a²

2. If the 6th term in the expansion of (x- 8/3 + x2 log10 x)8 is 5600, then x is equal to
(A) 0 (B) loge10 (C) 10 (D) 10-1

3. If n is an even natural number and coefficient of xr in the expansion of

(1 + x )n is 2n,
1− x
(|x| < 1), then
n−2
(A) r  n/2 (B) r 
2
n+2
(C) r  (D) r  n
2
4. The coefficient of x2012 in the expansion (x + 1) (x² + 2) (x4 + 4) …… (x1024 + 1024) is
(A) 32 (B) 33 (C) 64 (D) 65

5. The value of 2nCn - nC1. 2n-2Cn +nC2 . 2n-4Cn – . . . . is equal to

(A) 3n (B) 4n
n
(C) 5 (D) none of these

n
6. If the second, third and fourth terms in the expansion of (a+b) are 135, 30 and 10/3
respectively, then
(A) a = 4 (B) b = 3
(C) n = 5 (D) n = 7

7. If the co-efficient of rth, (r+1)th and (r+2)th terms in the expansion of (1+x) 14 are in A.P., then the
value of r is
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 7 (D) none of these

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n
 1 
8. If in the expansion of  3 2 +  the ratio of the 7th term from the beginning to the 7th term

 3
3

from end is 1/6 then n is equal to

(A) 7 (B) 6
(C) 9 (D) 5

9. The total number of terms in the expansion of (x+a)100 + (x-a)100 after simplification is
(A) 50 (B) 202
(C) 51 (D) None of these

10. If ab  0 and the co-efficient of x7 in [ax2+(1/bx)]11 is equal to the co-efficient of x-7 in

11
 1 
ax − 2  , then a and b are connected by the relation
 bx 
(A) a= 1/b (B) a =2/b
(C) ab = 4 (D) none of these
11. If the fourth term in the expansion of (px+1/x)n is 5/2 then the value of p is
(A) 1 (B) 1/ 2
(C) 6 (D) 2

12. If C0, C1, C2, . . . . Cn are binomial coefficients then

 2 2
2
n 2 
n

lin Cn −  Cn −1 +   Cn − 2 + ...... + (− 1)   C0  is
n→
 3 3 3 
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) –1 (D) 2
11
 1
13. The sum of coefficients of even powers of x in the expansion of  x +  is
 x
11 11
(A) 11  11C5 (B)  C6
2
(
(C) 11 11C5 +11 C6 ) (D) 0
8 80 240
14. Let (1 + x)n = 3 + + 3 + 4 + .... , x, n  R. Then the sum of the series
3 3 3
8 80 240
3 + + 3 + 4 + .... is
3 3 3
(A) 9 (B) 27
(C) 12 (D) 101
15. If (1 + x + 2x2)20 = 0 + 1x + 2x2 + 3x3 + ……..+ 40x40, the value of 1 + 3 + 5 + ….+
37 is equal to
(A) 219 (220 – 21) (B) 220 (219 – 19)
19 20
(C) 2 (2 + 21) (D) 220 (219 + 19)
 1 
16. If in the expansion of  2 x + x  , T3/T2 = 7 and the sum of the co-efficients of 2nd and 3rd term
 4 
is 36, then the value of x is

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(A) –1/3 (B) –1/2

(C) 1/3 (D) ½

17. In the expansion of [71/3+111/9] 6561 , the number of terms free from radicals is
(A) 730 (B) 715
(C) 725 (D) 750
18. The integer next above ( 3 + 1) 2m
contains
(A) 2m+1 as a factor (B) 2m+2 as a factor
(C) 2m+3 as a factor (D) 2m as a factor

19. The coefficient of a4b5 in the expansion of (a + b)9 is

9! 9!
(A) (B)
4! 5! 6! 3!
4! 5!
(C) (D) none of these
9!

20. The greatest positive integer which divides n (n +1)(n + 2)(n + 3) for all n  N, is
(A) 2 (B) 6
(C) 24 (D) 120
ASSIGNMENT A

1. B 2. B 3. B 4. C
5. C 6. D 7. D 8. C
9. B 10. D 11. B 12. B
13. B 14. C 15. D 16. A
17. B 18. C 19. C 20. D

ASSIGNMENT B

1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A
5. A 6. C 7. D 8. D
9. C 10. D 11. B 12. C
13. A,D 14. B 15. D 16. D
17. A 18. D 19. A 20. C

ASSIGNMENT C

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C
5. D 6. C 7. A 8. C
9. C 10. A 11. B 12. A
13. D 14. B 15. B 16. A
17. A 18. A 19. A 20. C

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