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TOPIC: BINOMIAL THEOREM

1. (B)
(a + b)5 + (a - b)5 = 5 C 0 a 5 + 5 C 1a 4 b + 5 C 2 a 3 b 2 + 5 C 3a 2 b 3
+ 5 C 4 ab 4 + 5 C 5 b 5 + 5 C 0 a 5
- 5 C 1a 4 b + 5 C 2 a 3 b 2 - 5
C 3a 2 b 3 + 5 C 4ab 4 - 5
C 5b5
= 2(a 5 + 10a 3 b 2 + 5ab 4 )
5 5
\ 3 1/2 3 1/2
x + (x - 1) + x - (x - 1)
= 2 5 3 2 3 2
x + 10x (x - 1) + 5x(x - 1)
Which is a polynomial of degree 7

2. (A)
10
x+ 1 x- 1
2 /3 1/3
- 1/2


x - x + 1 x - x
10
(x ) + 1
1/3 3 3
( x ) 2
- 1
= 2 /3 -
x - x1/3 + 1 x( x - 1)

10
(x + 1)(x + 1 - x ) ( x - 1)( x + 1)
1/3 2 /3 1/3
= -
x 2 /3
- x 1/3
+ 1 x( x - 1)

10
1/3
(x + 1) - ( x + 1)
x

10
= (x1/3 - x- 1/2 )
\ General term is
10- r r
Tr+ 1 = 10 Cr (x1/3 ) (- x- 1/2 )
10- r r
-
= 10 Cr (- 1)r x 3 2

20- 5r
= 10 Cr (- 1)r x 6
For term independent of x :
20 - 5r
=0
6
r= 4
10!
\ T5 = 10 C 4 =
6!4!
10 9 8 7
= = 210
4 3 2 1

3. (B)
Coeff of x11 in (1 + x 2 )4 (1 + x 3 )7 (1 + x 4 )12 will be :

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 Coeff of xx 3 x8 ; coeff. of x 2 x9 x0 ;
Coeff of x 4 x 3 x 4 ; coeff of x8 x 3 x0
= 4 C0 7 C1 12
C2 + 4 C1 7 C3 12
C0 + 4 C2 7 C1 12
C1 + 4 C 4 7 C1 12
C0
= 462 + 140 + 504 + 7
= 1113

4. (A)
Let the cards be
1, 2, 3, . n
n(n + 1)
S n = 1 + 2 + 3 + ____ n =
2
Let the cards numbered k and (k+1) be removed.
According to the question:
n(n + 1)
- (k + k + 1) = 1224
2
n(n + 1)
- (2k + 1) = 1224
2
n2 + n - 4k - 2 = 2448
n2 + n - 2450 = 4k
(n + 50)(n - 49) = 4k
n > 49 Let n = 50
(50)2 + 50 - 2450 = 4k
100 = 4k
k = 25
\ k - 20 = 25 - 20 = 5

5. (A)
20
1
General Term of 1 is
3
20 r
1
Tr 1 20
Cr
3
For greatest term
Tr 1
1
Tr
20 r
20 1
Cr
3
or 20 r 1 1
20 1
Cr 1
3
1
(20 r !)r !
3
1
[20 (r 1)!]( r 1)!

Or
20 r 1 1 or r 21 7
r 3 3 1
20
1
SO greatest term in expansion of 3 1 is
3
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 7
20 1
Tr 1 3
7 3
20 1

7 27

6. (A)
n
C r + 2 n C r- 1 + n C r- 2 = ( n C r + n C r- 1 )+ ( n C r - 1 + n C r - 2 )
= n+ 1 Cr + n+ 1 Cr- 1
Qn C r + n C r- 1 = n + 1 C r

n+ 2
= Cr

7. (C)
T5 + T6 = 0
n
C 4 a n- 4 b 4 - n
C 5 a n- 5 b 5 = 0
n
C 4 a n- 4 b 4 = n C 5 a n- 5 b 5
a n C5 n - 4
= =
b n C4 5

8. (D)
n- 1
C r = (k 2 - 3)n C r+ 1
n- 1 n n- 1
2
C r = (k - 3) Cr
r+ 1
r+ 1
k2 - 3 =
n
r+ 1
Since n r, 1 and n, r > 0
n
\ 0 < k2 - 3 1
3 < k2 4
ke - 2, - 3
3, 2

9. (C)
Let
n
r
b=
r= 0
n
Cr
n
n - (n - r)
= r= 0 n C
r
n n
1 n- r
= n n - n
r= 0 C r r= 0 C r
n
n- r n
= nan - n (Q Cr = n Cn- r )
r= 0 C n- r
= na n - b
2b = na n
n
b = an
2

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10. (C)
30 30 30 30
30

Let 30
- 30 + 30 - .... +

0
10

1
11
2
12

20
20

\ A = 30 C 0 30 C 10 - 30
C 130 C 11 + 30 C 2 30 C 12 - .... + 30 C 20 30 C 30
= Coeff. of x 20 in (1 + x)30 (1 - x)30
= Coeff. of x 20 in (1 - x 2 )30
30
= Coeff. of x 20 in
r= 0
(- 1)r 30
C r (x 2 )r

= (- 1) 10 30
Cr for coeff of x 20 , put r 10
= 30 C 10

11. (B)
10
x 3
- 2
2 x
10- r r
x - 3
General term = Tr+ 1 = (- 1) r 10
C r

2 x 2

10 3r
= (- 1)r Cr 10- r
x10- 3r
2
For coefficient of x 4 ,
10- 3r = 4
r=2
32
\ Coeff of x 4 = (- 1)2 10 Cr
28
45 9
=
256
405
=
256

12. (D)
A = coefficient of x n in(1 + x)2n = 2n C r
B = Coefficient of x n in (1 + x)2n- 1 = 2n- 1 C r
A
\ = 2 A = 2B
B

13. (C)
r
1
Tr+ 1 = 2n
Cr x 2n- r
2

x
= 2n C r x 2n- 3r
For coeff. of x m , we have
2n 3r = m
2n - m
r=
3
\ Coeff.of xm = 2n C 2 n- m
3

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 2n!
=
2n - m
4n + m

!

3
3 !

14. (C)
Tr+ 1 = 29 C r (3)29- r (7x)r
= 29 C r 329- r 7 r xr (a)
Coeff of r 1 29
Cr 329- r 7 r
th
term =
29
Coeff of r th term = Cr- 1 329- (r- 1) 7 r- 1
= 29 C r- 1 330- r 7 r- 1 (2)
According to the question
29
C r 329- r 7 r = 29 C r- 1 330- r 7 r- 1
29! 329 r 29! 330 7
7 = .
(29 - r)!r! 3r (29 - r + 1)!(r - 1)! 3r 7
(29 - r + 1)!(r - 1)! 3
=
(29 - r)!r! 7
(29 - r + 1)(29 - r)!(r - 1)! 3
=
(29 - r)!r(r - 1)! 7
29 - r + 1 3
=
r 7
203 - 7r + 7 = 3r
10r = 210
r = 21

15. (A)
In the expansion of (1+x)2n,
t 3r = 2n C 3r- 1 (x)3r- 1
t r+ 2 = 2n C r+ 1 (x)r+ 1
Since the coefficient of t3r and tr 2 are equal,
2n C 3r- 1 = 2n Cr+ 1
3r - 1 = r + 1 or 2n = (3r - 1) + (r + 1)
2r = 2 or 2n = 4r
r= 1 or n = 2r
But r > 1 \ n = 2r

16. (D)
Coefficient of t 24 in (1 + t 2 )12 (1 + t 12 )(1 + t 24 )
Coefficient of t 24 in {(1 + t 2 )12 .(1 + t 12 + t 24 + t 36 )}
Coefficient of t 24 in {(1 + t 2 )12 + t 12 (1 + t 2 )12 + t 24 (1 + t 2 )12 }

[neglecting t 36 1 t 2 ]
12

Coefficient of t 24 = 12 C 12 + 12 C 6 + 12 C 0
= 2 + 12 C 6

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17. (D)
9
3 1
(1 + x + 2x ) x 2 - x
3


2 3
9 9 3 2 9- r 1 r
= (1 + x + 2x ) C r
3
x


- x




r= 0 2 3

9 9 3 - 1 18- 3r
9- r r

= (1 + x + 2x 3 ) Cr

2



3 x


r= 0

9- r r
9
3 - 1
=
r= 0
9
Cr



2


3


x18- 3r + (1)
9- r
9
3 - 1

r= 0
9
Cr

2

3

x19- 3r + (2)

9 9 3 9- r - 1 r 21- 3r
2
r 2 3
C x
(3)

r= 0

Clearly (1) & (3) expansions certain terms independent of x and are obtained by taking 18 3r = 0
and 21 3r = 0 i.e. r = 6 and r = 7.
Coeff. of terms independent of x
3
9- 6
- 1
6 9 3 9- 7 - 1 7

= 9 C6 2
C

3
+ 7
3

2
2
3 6 2 7
9! - 1
3
9!
- 1
3
=
3
+ 2
2


6!3! 2 7!2! 3
9 8 7 6! 9 8 7 !
31 3
-2 15
=
+ 2


6! 6 2 .3 7 !2 2 .3
7 2
= -
18 27
17
=
54

18. (C)
m(m - 1) 2
(1 + x)m (1 - x)n = 1 + mn + x + ......

2

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

2

m(m - 1) n(n - 1)
= 1 + (m - n)x + + - mn x 2

2 2

+ . Term containing power of x 3 . Now,
mn=3 (1) ( coeff . of x 3)
1 1
and m(m - 1) + n(n - 1) - mn = - 6 ( coeff of 6)
2 2
m(m - 1) + n(n - 1) - 2mn = - 12
m2 - m + n2 - n - 2mn = - 12
(m - n)2 - (m + n) = - 12
m + n = 9 + 12 = 21 (ii) (using (i))
Solving (1) & (2)
m = 12
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19. (B)
Pn = n C 0 n C 1 n C 2 ............n C n
Pn + 1 = n + 1 C 0 n + 1C 1 n + 1C 2 ..........n + 1 C n + 1
Pn+ 1
n+ 1
C1
n+ 1 C2
n+ 1 Cn+ 1
=




..........




Pn n
C0
C1
n n
Cn
n + 1 1 1 n + 1
=
n +
n +
.........

1
2
3
n + 1

(n + 1)n
=
(n + 1)!

20. (A)
Coeff of x 99 in (x - 1)(x - 2).........(x - 100)
= - (1 + 2 + 3 + .........100)
100
=- (1 + 100)
2
= - 50(101)
= - 5050

21. (A)
Tr+ 1 : Tr+ 2 : Tr+ 3 = 5 : 10 : 14
n+ 5
Cr 5 1 r+ 1 1
\ n+ 5
= = or =
Cr+ 1 10 2 n + 5- r 2
3r = n + 3 (1)
And
n+ 5
Cr+ 1 10 r+ 1 5
n+ 5
= or =
Cr+ 2 14 n + 4- r 7
12r = 5n + 6 (2)
Solving (1) & (2) we get :
r = 3, n = 6
\ n=6

22. (C)
According to given condition,
Tn = n C 3
And Tn+ 1 - Tn = 21
n+ 1 n
C3 - C 3 = 21
1
16(n + 1)n(n - 1) - n(n - 1)(n - 2) = 21
6
n(n - 1)
[(n + 1) - (n - 2)]= 21
6
n(n - 1)3
= 21
6
n(n - 1) = 42 n = 7

23. (C)
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 Coeff of 2nd , 3rd and 4th terms in the expansion of 1 x are :
n

n
C1 , n C2 , n C3
According to the question:
2 (n C2 ) = n C1 + n C3
n! n! n!
2. = +
(n - 2)!2! (n - 1)!1! (n - 3)!3!
2n(n - 1) n + n(n - 1)(n - 2)
=
1.2 1.2.3
(n - 1)(n - 2)
n- 1 = 1+
6
n 2 - 3n + 2
n- 1 = 1+
6
2
6n - 6 = 6 + n - 3n + 2
6n - 6 - 6 - n2 + 3n - 2 = 0
n2 - 9n + 14 = 0
(n - 2)(n - 7) = 0
n = 2 or 7
But n C 3 is true for n 3
\ n= 7

24. (C)
17 1995 + 111995 - 7 1995 = (7 + 10)1995 + (1 + 10)1995 - 7 1995
= 7 1995 + 1995 C 1 7 1994.10 + 1995 C 2 17 1993 (102 ) + .....


1995
+ C0 + 1995
C 1 (10) + 1995 2
C 2 (10) + ....- 7 1995

= 10 (some +ve terms) + 1995 C 0

= 1 + 10 (some +ve terms)
= 1 + 10
Unit place digit = 1

25. (B)
(1 + x - 2x)26 = 1 + C 1 x + C 2 x 2 = ..........C 12 x 12
Putting n = 1 & 1 we get:
0 = 1 + C1 + C2 + C3 + C4 + .......C12 (1)
64 = 1 - C1 + C2 - C3 + C4 + .......... + C12 (2)
Adding (1) & (2)
64 = 2(1 + C2 + C4 + ........ + C12 )
64
\ C 2 + C 4 + ...........C 12 = - 1 = 32 - 1 = 31
2

26. (B)
1 x x x3
1 x x 1 x
2 6 2 6

C C x C x C x C x C x C x
6
0
6
1
6
2
2 6
3
3 6
4
4 6
5
5 6
6
6

1 x 1 x
C Cx C x Cx C x Cx Cx
2 6
6 6 2 6 4 6 6 6 8 6 10 6 12

6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Coefficient of x 7 can be obtained by multiplying the coefficient of

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 x0 & x7 , x1 & x6 , x 2 & x5 , x3 & x 4 , x 4 & x3 , x5 & x 2 , x6 & x1, x7 & x0 from two brackets and adding them.
So, coefficient of x 7 is

6C0x 6 C1 x 6 C3 x 6 6 C2 x 2 (0) 6 C3 x 3 6 C2 x 4
C x (0) C x 9 C x (0) 0 C
6
4
4 6
5
5 6
x2
6
6
6 6
0

C C C C C C x
6
1
6
3
6
3
6
2
6
5
6
1
7

( 6 )(5)(4) ( 6 )(5)(4) ( 6 )(5)

6 6(6)
3.2.1 3.2.1 2
120 300 36 144

27. (A)
3 1
2n
3 1 2 n

n n
31 2 3 2n 2 3

3 1
2n
3 1 2 2 3 2 n
n
n

3 1 3 1
2n 2n

2n C2 C2
n
0
n n
1
n 1
3 _____ C 3
3 n C2 2n 2
2
n
n
n

3 C 2 3 _____
2
n C0 2n n C1 2n 1 n
2
n 2

2n 2 n C1 2n 1 3 n C 2 3 ____ C 2 3
3
n 3
3
n
n 1
n 1

2n1 3 (Some integer)

Due to 3 , this expression will take irrational value. It may be +ve or ve depending on value of n.

28. (B)
1 x 1 x 1 x n C0 n C1 x n C2 x 2 n C3 x 3 ..... coefficient of x n is sum of product of
n

coefficient of x & x n 1 and 1 and x n from 1st& 2nd bracket respectively.

So coefficient of x n is
1 n 1
n n 1

1 1 n )
Correct Ans. (B)

29. (B)
10
1
General term of ax 2 is
6x
10 r
1
Tr 1 Cr ax
10
2 r

bx
a r 210 r
10 Cr x
b10 r
So find coefficient of x5 , 3r 10 5 orr 5
5
a
coefficient of x C5 5 10
(1)
b

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 10
1
Similarly for coefficient of x 5 in ax 2 2
b x
r 1
T 'r 1 10 Cr ax 2 2 10 r
b x
ar
10 Cr x r 2024 ( 1)10 r
b202 r
3r 20 = 5
or r = 5
a5
coefficient of x C5 10 5 10
(2)
b
a5
5
a
Now it is given that a C5 10 C5 10 10
b b
1
a
b 5
or ab b6

30. (B)
(1) 1 3
3
x+1 = x 3

= x 1 x x 1 (a b a b a ab b )
1 2 1 3 3 2 2
3 3 3

x 1 = x 1 x 1 x 1 a b a b a b
1 2 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2

So the given expression becomes

10
x 13 1 x 2 3 x 13 1 x 1 x 1

x 3 x 3 1
2 1
x
1
2
x 2 1
1

10
1 x 1
x 3 1
x

10
x 3 1 1 x
1 1
2

x
10
x
1 1
3 2

In term independent of x, coefficient x0 is required

x
10 r r
12
T r 1 10 Cr x
1
3

10 r r

10 Cr x 3 3 2
10 r r
So, 0
3 3 2
20 2r 3r = 0
20 = 5r or r = 4
10!
75 10 C4
4!
3
10 9 8 7
210
43 2

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