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Mathematics : Binomial Theorem
Practice Paper – 01
ANSWER KEY
1. (B) 11. (A) 21. (C)
2. (B) 12. (A) 22. (B)
3. (D) 13. (B) 23. (A)
4. (C) 14. (B) 24. (A)
5. (A) 15. (B) 25. (C)
6. (B) 16. (D) 26. (D)
7. (C) 17. (B) 27. (C)
8. (C) 18. (B) 28. (C)
9. (C) 19. (D) 29. (D)
10. (C) 20. (C) 30. (D)

Hints and Solutions

1. For the sum of coefficient, put x = 1, to obtain the sum is (1 + 1 - 3)2134 = 1
2. C(n, r) + c(n -1, r) + C(n - 2, r) + . . . + C(r, r)
= r+1Cr+1 + r+1Cr + r+2Cr + . . . . + n-1Cr + nCr
= n+1Cr+1 (applying same rule again and again ) ( nCr + nCr-1 = n+1Cr)

3.  x   x 1    x   x 1 
2 6 1/2 5 2 6 1/2 5

 2(5 C0  x 2  5 C2  x 2   x6  1 5 C4  x 2  x6  1 )
5 3 2

Here last term is of 14 degree.

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9 r
 3x 2   1  392 r 183r
r

The general term 9 Cr      

r 9
4.  1 C .x
29r
r
 2   3x 

The term independent of x, (or the constant term) corresponds to x183r being
x0or18  3r  0  r  6 .
r
20 1 
3. Cr  
tr 1  3
20
Cr 1 21  r 1
5.  r 1
 20
.  . ; tr 1  tr if only 21  r  r 3
tr  1  Cr 1 3 r 3
3.20 Cr 1  
 3

If only r 
21

21 3  1
 7.686
  Hence,
3 1 2
t1  t2  t3  t4  t5  t6  t7  t8  t9  t10

Hence, t8 is the greatest term and its value is

7
 1  20 1 1 25840
  C7 20 C7   2871.11
20
3. C7 
 3
6
 3 33 9

1  8 n1 C0  n1 C1 8  n1 C2 8  n1 C3 8  ....  n1 Cn1 8
n 1 1 2 3 n 1
6. (1)

 9n1  1   n  1  8  n1 C2 8   n1 C3 8   ...  n1 Cn1 8 

3 3 n 1

 9n1  8n  9  8   n1 C2  n1 C3 8   n1 C4 8   ..  n1 Cn1 8  

2 2 n 1

 9n1  8n  9  64  an integer   9n1  8n  9 is divisible by 64.

   3  21/3  Tr 1 9 Cr  31/2 
9 r
2 
9
9 Cr 39r /2.2r /3
9
1/3 r
7. 3 3 2 1/2


For first integral term for r = 3; T31 9 C3 33.21 i.e., T31  T4 (4th term)

2  31/10 
1/5 55
8. Total terms = 55 + 1 = 56

Tr 1 55 Cr 255r /53r /10 Here r = 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50

Number of rational terms = 6; Number of irrational terms = 56 - 6 = 50
We have,  2 x  3 y  4 z   2 x   3 y  4 z 
n n
9.

n C0  2 x   3 y  4 z  n C1  2 x  3 y  4z   n C2  2 x  3 y  4z 
n 1 n2
 ...
n 0 1 2

n Cn1  2 x   3 y  4 z  n Cn  3 y  4 z 
1 n 1 n

Clearly, the first term in the above expansion gives one term, second term
gives two terms, third term gives three terms and so on.

So, Total number of term = 1 +2+3+...+n+(n+1) = 

 n  1 n  2 
2

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12
a 
10. Given expansion is   bx 
x 
12  r
a
 bx  12 Cr  a 
12  r
 General term = Tr 1  Cr   b r x 12 2 r
12 r

 x
Since, we have to find coefficient of x 10  12 + 2r = 10  r = 1
C1  a  b  12a11b
11 1
Now, then coefficient of x 10 is 12

n  n  1 2 2n 8
11. na  8  n2 a 2  64, a  24 Since,   6n  8n  8
2 n 1 3
 n  4, a  2
11
 1
12.  x   , it has 12 terms in it’s expansion , so there are two middle
 x
terms (6th and 7th);
5 6
1 1
T6 .T7 11 C5 x 6   .11 C6 x5 .   11 C511C6
 x  x

1  2x  x 
n n
 1  x    1  x 
2 2 2n
13.
 
th
 2n 
Here 2n is even integer, therefore,   1 , i.e.,  n  1 term will be the
th

 2 
middle term.

Now,  n  1 term in 1  x  2 n Cn 1

 2n 
x 2 n Cn   x   x
th 2n 2 nn n n n

n !n !
r
3
8 r   54 
14. 200  2  400  n  8 (n = integer);
n
tr 1  Cr  x 
8
4
 ax   4.48 x
0

 
 X 62r  x6  r  3  8 C3a3  448  a  2
223
15. Given sum = sum of odd terms =   222
2

16. 1  x  2x  2 10
 a0  a1 x  a2 x 2  ..a19 x19  a20 x 20

Replacing x by x, 1  x  2 x2   a0  a1 x  a2 x 2 ...a19 x19  a20 x 20

10

Subtracting and putting x = 1, 210  410  2  a1  a3  ...  a19 

210  410 10
   a2 r 1
2 r 1

17. Here 2n + 2 is even

Greatest coefficient = 2 n 2 C 2 n 2 2 n 2 Cn1 

 2n  2  !   2 n  2  !
2  n  1! n  1!   n  1!2

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1  x  n C0 n C1 x  n C2 x 2  ..  n Cn x n ...
n
18. (1)

 x  1 n C0 xn n C1 xn1 n C2 xn2  ... n Cn

n

Multiply (i) and (ii) and consider the coefficient x n of both sides , we have

 C0    n C1   ...   n Cn  = coefficient of x in 1  x  2 n Cn 
2n !
n 2 2 2 n 2n

n !n !

We know 1  x   C0  C1 x  C2 x2  C3 x3  ...  Cn x n
n
19.

n 1  x 
n 1
 C1  2C2 x  3C3 x 2  4C4 x3  ...  nCn x n1

Putting x = 1 and 1, then add

n2n1  C1  2C2  3C3  4C4  ..  nCn

0  C1  2C2  3C3  4C4  ...  n2n2  C1  3C3  5C5  ...

20. 278  23.275  8  25   8 1  31  8

15 15
 15
C0 15 C1 31  ... 15 C15  31
15

278 8
278  8 + an integer multiple of 31;  + an integer
31 31
21. Given expression

 1  102   1  85
86 103
  
 1 86 C1102 86 C2 102   ...;  1 103 C185 103 C2 85   ...
2 2

 17  86
C1 6 86 C2102  6  ...   103 C1 5 103 C2 85  5  ....;  
8n  bn  a  1  7   bn  a  1  7n n C2 72  n C3 73  ...  bn  a
n
22.

 1  a    7  b  n  49  n C2  n C3 7  ... clearly 1 - a = 0 & 7 - b = 0

Given expansion =   a  b   c   a  b   c
2 n 1 2 n 1
23.

 2  2n1 C1  a  b  c  2n1 C3  a  b  c3  ..   2n1 C2 n1C 2n1 

2n 2 n2
 
Number of dissimilar term   2n  1   2n  1  ....  2n  3  ....  5  3  1
n 1

2
 2 1   n  1  1 2    n  1
2

100 2 100
 3 1   1  1  1
 a  3  1  1 C1  a3  3  100 C2  a 3  3   ... 100 C100  a 3  3 
100
24.
 a   a   a   a 
b1 b2 b
 a0  a1a3  a2 a 6  ....  a100 a300  3
 6  .....  100
a a a300
Where ao = sum of all absolute terms  1 100 C2 .2  ....

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Similarly a1 , a2 ,...a100 and b1 , b2 ...b100 are coefficients obtained after
simplification.
 Total number of terms = 1 + 100 + 100 = 201
Let, S  1  x   2 x 1  x   3x 2 1  x   ...  1001x1000
1000 999 998
25.

x 1001x1001
S  x 1  x   2 x 2 1  x   ....  1000 x1000 
999 998

1 x 1 x
Subtract above equations,
 x  1001x1001
1   S  1  x   x 1  x   x 1  x   .....  x 
1000 999 2 998 1000

 1 x  1 x

 S  1  x   x 1  x   x 2 1  x   ....  x1000 1  x   1001x1001

1001 1000 999

 1  x   x1002  1002 x1001

1002

Coefficient of x50 in S = coefficient of x50 in

1  x 1002  x1002  1002 x1001  1002 C50
 

26. Given expression 

 x   1
1/3 3 3


 x  1
x 2/3
x 1/3
1 x 1/2
x 1/2
 1


x 1/3
 1 x 2/3  x1/3  1

x 1/2
 1 x1/2  1
  x1/3  1  1  x 1/2   x1/3  x 1/2
x 2/3
 x  1 1/3
x 1/2
x 1/2
 1

x 1 x 1 
10

  x1/3  x 1/2 
10
  2/3 1/3  1/2 
 x  x 1 x  x 

Tr 1 in  x1/3  x 1/2  is 10Cr  x1/3  .  1 .  x 1/2 

10 10 r r r

 10  r r 
  
 10  r r
  1  0r 4
r 10  3 2
Cr x which is independent of x if 
 3 2

Hence required coefficient 10 C4  1  210

4

 
6
27. Let 2  1  I  f , where I is integer and 0  f  1.

    
6
 2 1 2 1  1  0  2 1  1  F 2 1  0  F  1

   
6 6
Now, I  f  F  2 1  2  1   6 C0 23 6 C2 22 6 C4 2 6 C6   198

 I + f + F is integer.  0  f  1 and 0 < F < 1  f  F  1

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I + f + F = 198  I + 1 = 198  I = 197
 I   2  1   197  
6

 

 m  m  1 2 m  m  1 m  2  3 
We have, 1  x  1  x   1  mx  x 
m n
28. x ....
 2! 3! 
 n  n  1 2 n  n  1 n  2  3 
 1  nx  x  x  ...
 2! 3! 
 m  m  1 n  n  1 
 1  m  n x     mn  x 2  ......
 2! 2! 
m  m  1  n  n  1  2mn
Given, m  n  3 (1) and  6
2!
 m2  m  n2  n  2mn  12

  m  n    m  n   12  m  n  9  12  21
2
(2) using (1)
Solving (1) and (2), we get m = 12.
 n   n   n   n   n    n   n  
29.    2             
 r   r  1  r  2   r   r  1   r  1  r  2  
 n  1  n  1  n  2 
     n
Cr  nCr 1  n 1Cr  formula 
 r   r 1   r 
 (d) is correct
30. Here, coefficient of t 24 in 1 t  2 12
1  t 1  t 
12 24

 coefficient of t 24 in 1 t  2 12

. 1  t12  t 24  t 36 


 coefficient of t 24 in 1  t 2   t12 1  t 2   t 24 1  t 2 
12 12 12
;
(neglecting t 36 1  t 2  )
12

coefficient of t 24 is  12
C12 12 C6  1  coefficient of t 24 is  2 12 C6  .

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