EDUACHIEVERS ACADEMY

BINOMIAL THEOREM

FG x H

1 x3 Now,

IJ K

15

contains x17

e1 2 x + 3x
s

4 x 3 +....

is

Ts+1 = 15Cs x 4

e j FGH x1 IJK = b1g

15 s 3

(a) (c)
s 15

7 3
4

(b) (d)

8 5

Cs x 60 7 s

...(ii)

Sol. 1 2 x + 3x 2 4 x 3 +....

If this term contain x17, we have 60 7s = 17 s = 11 So, (11 + 1)th, i.e., 12th term contains x17. Putting s = 11 in (ii), we get

b1 + xg

2 4

= 1+ x

b g

T12 = 1
\

b g

11 15

C11 x

17

= C11 x
15

17

15

C4 x

17

Coefficient of x7 in the given expansion is 8 C7 = 8 .

Coefficient of x 17 = 15C4 = 1365.

n

Ex. 44. If
7

e1 2 x + x j
10

F xI Ex. 41. If in the expansion of G 3 + J H 2K

x8 are equal then n = (a) 44 (c) 55 Sol. Tr = Cr 1 3
n

the coefficients of x , 52 33

a1 + a2 = (a) 80 (c) 70

(b) (d)
r 1

Sol. 1 2 x + x 2

bg

n r +1

F xI .G J H 2K
r

but r 1 = 7 r = 8
Coefficient of x is
7 n

= 1 10C1 x 2 x + 10C2 . x 2 2 x ...

T8 = C7 3
n

n 7 7 7

a1 = 10 C1.2, a2 = 10C1 + 2. 10C2 = 100

Tr +1 = nCr 3n r

T9 = nC8 3n r 2 8 x8 Coefficient of x8 is n C8 3n 828 Given that coefficient of x7 = coefficient of x8

n

C7 3

6 nC7 = nC8

6 .8 = n 8

Ex. 42. If Tr , Tr +1, Tr + 2 terms of (1 + x)14 are in A.P. then r = (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8 Sol. In the expansion of (1 + x)14, the coefficients of

Tr , Tr +1 and Tr + 2 are 14 Cr 1 , 14Cr , 14Cr +1 respectively. these are in A.P. Hence

14

Cr 14Cr 1 = 14Cr +1 14Cr

S FG IJ b g H K R E V E e j I b g b g H b g C A U D FG IJ H K E
C7 3n 72 7

2 x

Y M b g E j D b gA b g C A
2 10

= a0 + a1x1 + a2 x 2 +... a20 x 20 , then

(b) (d)

60 90

= 1 x 2 x

10

FILL IN THE BLANKS

x 2

By taking r = 8

1.

If 1+ x

= C0 + C1x + C2 x2 +...+Cn xn , then for n odd,

n 7 7

= C8 3
n

n 8 8

2. 3.

C12 + C32 +...+Cn2 is equal to________ The remainder when 599 is divided by 13 is ________ The 14th term from the end in the expansion of
x y
17

6.

n! n! = n 7 ! 7! n 8 !8!

is________
3 1+

n = 48 + 7 = 55 .

4.

The greatest term in the expansion of

FG H

1 3

IJ K

20

is

5.

________ If the ratio of the 7th term from the beginning to the seventh term from the end in the expansion of
1 3 1/6,then x is ________ The coefficient of xm in
3 1

2+

6.

14! 14! 14 r ! r ! 14 r + 1 ! r 1 !

gb g

b1 + xg + b1 + xg
p

p +1

+...+ 1 + x , p m n

b g

is

14! 14! 14 r 1 ! r + 1 r ! 14 r !

gb g b

7.

________ If the coefficients of second, third and fourth terms in the expansion of 1 + x

15 2r 13 2r = 15 r r +1 r 2 14r + 45 = 0 r = 5 or 9 Ex. 43. The coefficient of x7 in the expansion of

b g

are in A.P., then the value of n

8. 9.

is ________ The value of sum of the series

3. nC0 8 nC1 + 13 nC2 18 nC3 +... is ________ The value of

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WORLD ECONOMY IIT MATHEMATICS

1 10 2 n 102 2n 103 2 n 102n C + C C + ... + is 1 2 3 81n 81n 81n 81n 81n ______ 10. The positive value of a so that the coefficients of x5 and x15 are equal in the expansion of (x2 + a/x3)10 is ________ 11. The number of non-zero terms in the expansion of

______

ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE
1. (F) 6. (T) 11. (T) 16. (T) 21. (T) 2. (F) 7. (F) 12. (F) 17. (F) 22. (T) 3. (T) 8. (T) 13. (T) 18. (F) 4. (F) 9. (F) 14. (F) 19. (T) 5. (T) 10. (T) 15. (T) 20. (T)

e1 + 3 2 xj + e1 3 2 xj
9

is ________

12. If x < 1, then the coefficient of xn in the expansion of

13.

j The coefficient of x in e1 + 2 x + 3x +...j

2

e1 + x + x

+ x + x +... is________
3 4
5

3 / 2

is ________

14. If x is very small in magnitude compared with a such that

FG a IJ + FG a IJ H a + xK H a xK
1/ 2

1/ 2

= 2+k

x2 , then the value of k a2

is___ 15. If (r +1)th term is the first negative term in the expansion of

1. (2n)!/2(n!)2 4. 25840/9 7. n = 7 n d 10.

1 2 3 13. 0

b1 + xg
16. I
0

7 /2

, then the value of r is________

17.

18.

19.

1g g = k bn + n! then the value of k is________ The coefficient of x in the expansion of e1 + x + x + x j is ________ F 3 I The coefficient of x in G x + J is ________ H x K L O L O The expression of M x + e x 1j P + M x e x 1j P is N Q N Q

bC + C gbC + C g...bC
1 1 2
4

a polynomial of degree ________

20. The ratio of the coefficient of x15 to the term independent

2 of x in x +

1 1 1 21. The value of n ! + 2! n 2 ! + 4 ! n 4 ! +... is________

S R E V IE H C A U FG D IJ H EK
f

Cr = n Cr

Y M E D A C A
FILL IN THE BLANKS
2. 8 5. 9 6. n + 1 Cm+1 8. 0 9. 1 11. 5 12. n +1 14. 3/4 15. r = 5 1 7 19. degree 7 22. m = 1/2

3. 17 C4 x13/ 2 y 2

n 1 + Cn

3 n

16. k = C1C2 C3 ... Cn 1Cn

C2 + n C2 . nC1 + n C4

18. 540 21. 2n 1/n!

20. 1/32 23. a = 1, b = 5/6

1/ 2 5

1/ 2 5

2 x

15

is________

b g

b g

22. If the third term in the binomial expansion of 1 + x 1/8x , then the rational value of m is________ 23. If x be very small compared with unity such that
2

b g

is

1+ x + 3 1 x

b g 1 + x + b1 + x g

= a + b x , then a = _______, b =

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