Binomial Theorem

Nishant Vora
B.Tech - IIT Patna
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Binomial
Theorem
Statement of Binomial Theorem

(x + y)n = nC0 xn y0 + nC1 xn-1 y1 + nC2 xn-2 y2 + …….. + nCn x0 yn

Expansion of (1+x)n & (1-x)n

(x + y)n = nC0 xn y0 + nC1 xn-1 y1 + nC2 xn-2 y2 + …….. + nCn x0 yn

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Important
Formulas
Important Formulas
Important Formulas
The number of ordered pairs (r, k) for which 6 35Cr = (k2 - 3) 36Cr + 1,

where k is an integer, is
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A.
6
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
A. 51C - 30C7
7

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B. 50C - 30C
7 7

C. 51C + 30C7
7

D. 50C - 30C6
6
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Important
Terms
Important terms in Binomial Expansion

1. General term
2. Term independent of x
3. Middle Term
4. Numerically Greatest Term
General
Term
General Term

(x + y)n = nC0 xn-0 y0 + nC1 xn-1 y1 + nC2 xn-2 y2 + …….. + nCn x0 yn

Example:

If the 6th term in the expansion of

NTA Question
is 5600, then the value of x is
Term Independent of
‘x’
If the term independent of x in the expansion of

is k, then 18k is equal to

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A. 9

B. 11

C. 5

D. 7
Example:

If (36/44)k is the term, independent of x, in the binomial expansion

of (x/4 - 12/x2)12, then k is equal to.

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Rational and Irrational
Terms
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The total number of irrational terms in the binomial expansion of

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A.
55
B.
49
C.
48
D.
54
Middle Term
Middle Term
Binomial Coefficient vs Coefficient vs Term

Consider the general term for (ax + by)n

Greatest Binomial
Coefficient
Greatest Binomial Coefficient
If a, b and c are the greatest values of 19Cp, 20Cq and 21Cr respectively,

then:
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A.
a/11 = b/22 = c/42
B.
a/22 = b/11 = c/42
C.
a/22 = b/42 = c/11
D.
a/21 = b/11 = c/22
Numerically Greatest
Term
Numerically Greatest Term
Consider the expansion for (ax + by)n. If Tr+1 is numerically greatest term, then:
Illustration:

Find the greatest term in the expansion of (7 - 5x)11 where x = 2/3.

Example:
If numerically greatest term in the expansion of (3 - 5x)11,
where x = 1/5, is 729 λ, then the value of λ/150 is
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Finding Remainders
#NVStyle Method
Example:

If 22020 + 2021 is divided by 9, then the remainder obtained is

NTA Question
A. 0

B. 1

C. 3

D. 7
Example:

If λ is the remainder when 22021 is divided by 17, then the value of λ

must be equal to NTA Question
A. 3

B. 7

C. 13

D. 15
GP Wale Questions
The coefficient of x7 in (1 + x)10 + x(1 +x)9 + x2( 1 + x)8 + …. + x10 is:
A.
330
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B.
210
C.
420
D.
260
Multinomial
Multinomial
Example:

The coefficient of x4 in the expansion of (1 + x + x2)6 is

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A. 72

B. 90

C. 96

D. 112
Example:

If the coefficient of a7b8 in the expansion of (a + 2b + 4ab)10 is K. 216,

then K is equal to.

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Sum of Binomial
Coefficients
Sum of Binomial coefficients

(1 + x)n = nC0 + nC1 x + nC2 x2 + …….. + nCn xn

Sum of odd/ even Binomial coefficients
Example:
If (1 + x - 2x2)6 = 1 + a1x + a2x2 + . . . + a12x12 , then the value of
a2 + a4 + . . . + a12 is NTA Question

A. 31

B. 32

C. 64

D. 1024
Example:

If the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x + y)n is 4096,

then the greatest coefficient in the expansion is.

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Sigma Method
Let m, n ∈ N and gcd(2, n) = 1.
If 30 30C
0 + 29 30C
1 + 28 30C
2 + …… + 2 30C
28 +1 30C
29 = n 2m
then n + m is
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Multiplying Binomial
Coefficients
Important Shortcut (#NVStyle)
m+nC = mCrnC0 + mCr-1nC1 + mCr-2nC2 + ………….. + mC0nCr
r
The value of 6C 6C
r 6-r

A. 1124
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B. 1324

C. 1024

D. 924
Example:

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A. 40C
21

B. 40C
19

C. 40C
20

D. 41C
20
Use of Differentiation
Use of Differentiation
Use of Integration
Use of Integration
Binomial for
any index
Binomial Theorem for any index
Some Important Expansions
Example:
The coefficient of x4 in the expansion of (1+ x + x2 + x3)6 in powers of
x, is
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