BINOMIAL THEOREM

MINIMUM LEARNING PROGRAMME

Q1 Find the 11th term from the end in the expansion of

. (Ans )

Q2 Find the sum of the coefficients in ( x+ y )8 . (Ans 256 )

( )
10
1
x−
Q3 Find the constant term in expansion of x .
(Ans -252)

Q4 If the fourth term in the expansion of

ax + ( )
1 n 20
x is 27 ,then

find the value of a and n . (Ans n=6 and a= )

63 14
− x
Q5 Find the middle term in . (Ans 32 )

Q6 If the coefficients of three consecutive terms in the

( 1+x )n
expansion of are in the ratio 1:3:5, then show

that n = 7.
 4
x
Q7 Find the coefficients of in using binomial

( 1+x )2 (2+x )5
theorem. (Ans 10 )
5 5
( √ 2+1 ) −( √2−1 )
Q8 Evaluate using binomial theorem
(Ans 82 )

PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND HOTS

Q1 Find n in the binomial , if the ratio of term

from the beginning to the term from the end is .

(Ans 9 )

( x+a )n
Q2 If the 3rd, 4th and 5th terms in the expansion of
are 84, 280 and 560 respectively then find the values of
a, x and n . (Ans a=2, x=1 ,n=7 )

Q3 Show that ,where is divisible by

225.

Q4 In the binomial expansion of , the coefficients of

 the fifth,sixth and seventh terms are in A.P. Find all values
of n for which this can happen . (Ans n=7 or 14 )

( )
10
1
+x sin x
x
Q5 Find the value of x if the middle term of is
7 π
7 x=nπ + (−1 )n
8 6
. (Ans )
Q6 If the coefficient of second ,third and fourth terms in the

( 1+x )2 n
expansion of are in AP, then show that
2
2 n −9 n+7=0
.