BINOMIAL THEOREM (DPP 1)

If the second, third and fourth term in the expansion of (x + a) are 240, 720 and 1080 respectively, then
n
1.
the value of n is

(a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 5

9
 x3 2 

 2 − x3 
2. The 5th term from the end in the expansion of   is

252 672
−
(a) 63x
3
(b) x3 (c) x
18
(d) None of these

The coefficient of x in the expansion of (1 + x ) (1 + x ) is

5 2 5 4
3.

(a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 40 (d) None of these

The coefficient of x in the expansion of (1 + x )(1 − x ) is

n n
4.
n −1
(a) (−1) n (b) (−1) (1 − n)
n

n −1
(c) (−1) (n − 1) (d) (n − 1)
2

9
 2 1
x − 
5. The term independent of x in 
x  is

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 48 (d) 84

6. The sum of the rational terms in the expansion of

( )
10
2 + 31/ 5
is

(a) 46 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) None of these

a−n
7. If (1 + ax) = 1 + 8x + 24x +……; then a + n is equal to -
n 2

(a) 3 (b) -3 (c) -1/3 (d) 1/3

8. The number of rational term in the expansion of

3
(1 + 2+ 5 )6 is -

(a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) None of these

9. The coefficient of t32 in the expansion of (1 + t2)12 (1 + t12) (1 + t24) is -

(a) 12C6 + 2 (b) 12C5 (c) 12C6 (d) 12C7

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47

r =1
(52− r )
C3
10. The value of C4 +
53 52 52
C3 C4 C5
(a) (b) (c) (d) None

11. If nC6 : n-3C3 = 33: 4, then the value of n is

(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12

9
4 2 3 
 x − 
12. The term independent of x in the expansion of 9 2x 
is

(a) 5th (b) 6th (c) 7th (d) 8th

10
 1 
 2x − 2 
13. The 4th term from end of the expansion of  x  is

(a) -960 x-11 (b) 960 x-12 (c) - 960 x-12 (d) None

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

(a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 40 (d) None of these

6
 5 
 x + 3 
 
15. In the expansion of  x3  coefficient of x3 is -

(a) 0 (b) 120 (c) 420 (d) 540

1.

ANSWERS 1)D 2)B3)B 4) B5)D 6)C 7)C 8) A9)A 10)B 11) C12)
C13) A14)B 15)D