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Practicse Questions
15 If the co-efficients of2nd, 3rd and 4th terms in the ex­
lEVEI. I pansion of(1 + x)2n are in AP, prove that
(Questions based on Fundamentals) 2n2 -9n + 7=0
16. In the binomial expansion of(1 + y?, where n is a nat­
;l-:JE1IIIM�-t ural number, the co-efficients of the 5th, 6th and 7th
1. Write the expansion of(x + I ).6. terms are in AP. Find the value of n.
17. Let n be a positive integer. If the co-efficients
2. Write the expansion of ( + �) ¾ 5
of 2nd, 3rd and 4th terms in the expansion of
(1 + x)" are in AP, find n.
3. Find the degree of the polynomial 18. Find the co-efficient ofx 1° in (1 + x)50 •
19. Find the co-efficient ofx 10 in (1 + x2 )3 0•
(x+ �x -1) +(x-�x -1) • 20. Find the co-efficient of x50 in the expansion of
2 6 2 6

4. Find the number ofterms in the expansion of (l + x)41 (1 -x + x2)40 •

(i) (1 + x)201 3 21. Find the co-efficients ofx, x2, x3 in the expansion of
(ii) (1 + 2x + x2) 1007 (1 + x)5 x (1 -x)6 .
(iii) (1 + 3x + 3x2 + x3)668 22. If in the expansion of(1 + xr(l - x)n, the co-efficient
(iv) (1 + 4x + 6x2 + 4x3 + .x4)503 ofx and x2 are 3 and -6, respectively, find m and n.
(v) (1 + x)(l + x2) 10
(vi) (1 -x) 1(1 + x + x2) 10
5. Find the number ofterms in the expansion of
2 2
23. Findthemiddle terminthe expansion of( ; - !f.
(a+ b)so + (a - b)so.
6. Find the number of terms in the expansion of 24. Find the middle term in the expansion of ( 3x-: r

( x+;) + ( x-;) 25. Prove that the middle term in the expansion of
1 99 1 99
, • 1.2.3 .. (2n-1)
7. Find the number of terms in the expansion of (1 +x)2n1s -----x 2n xxn.

(x +
1 Jo (
- x2 _
1
o
26. Prove that the co-efficients of the middle terms
(n)!

J
2

(1 + x)2n is equal to the sum of the co-efficients of the

two middle terms in (1 + x)2n-1•
7 x2
8. Find the number of terms in the expansion of
2 (2
-
( +x -
- -x
3 OIS 3 r0l5
r

27. Find the greatest co-efficient of the polynomial

X X

+ x
o

(± % f ·
9. Find the 13th term in the expansion of (9x- }; r
3 28. If the sum of the co-efficients in the expansion of
(a+ b? is 4096, then find the greatest co-efficient in the
10. Find the 4th term from the end in the expansion of
given expansion.
29. If the sum of the co-efficients in the expansion of
7

(l + 2xt is 6561, find the greatest co-efficient in the

x
(:2 -
given expansion.
:)
11. Find the term independent of x in the expansion of 30. Find the greatest term in the expansion of (2 + 3x)10,
3 2
( ; -LJ6 when x = 3/5.
31. Find the greatest term in the expansion of (3 - 5x) 1 5,
when x = 1/5.
12. Find the co-efficient of x7 in the expansion of
11
1
(3x + )
�fllfll--
5x
2
32. Ifn be a positive integer, prove that (4" -3n -1) is di­
13. Determine the value of x in the expansion of visible by 9.
(x+ x 10g10x )5, where the 3rd term is 10,000. 33. If n be a positive integer, prove that 32n+z - Sn - 9 is
14. Prove that the co-efficient of x" in ( 1 + x)2n is twice the divisible by 64.
co-efficient ofx" in (1 + x)2n- 1• 34. Prove that lln+2 + 122n+I is divisible by 133.

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=> m "# not an integer 6".62+72".7

=

Thus, the greatest term = � 5 4 +l 36.6" + 7(6+ 43)"

=
[ 19]
= t6 = 6th term. =36.6n + 1w + n c1 • (6 t- 1 43 +
31. We have, c2 . (6 t- 2 43 2 +...+ ncn . (6 t- n 43n ]
n

(n + l)lxl
m=i-----1 =43[6n + n cl. (6t- l +...+ n cn . 43n-l]
a+lxl
Thus, it is divisible by 43.
(15+ 1)(-� X
3 5
!) 16 36. We have,
11 10-1
= =.1_=4
1+(-{x}) ; =(1+ 10)1°-1
=(1+ 10C1 . 10 + 10 C2 . 102 + 1 0 C3 . 103
=> m = an integer
Thus, the greatest term are t4 and t4+1, i.e 4th and 5th + ...+ IOC100 . 10100 )-1
terms. =( 1oc1 -10 + ioc2 . 102 + ioc3 . 10 3
32. We have,
(4" -3n-1) + ...+ 1oc100 . 10100 )
= (1 + 3)" -3n-1 =100( 10 C2 + 10 C3 . 10 +···+ 0C100 . 10 )
1 98

=(1+ n cl . 3 + n c2 . 32 +...+ n cn . 3n )-3n-1

Thus, it is divisible by 100.
=(1+ 3n + n c2 · 32 + ··· + n cn · 3n )-3n-1 37. We have,
798
=CC2 ·f+ n C3 ·3 3 +···+ n cn -3n ) = (72)49
=32 ( n C2 + n c3 . 3 + ··· + nc . 3n-2)
n = (50-1)49
Thus, (4" -3n-1) is divisible by 9. =(5049- 49C1 . 5048 + 49C2 . 5047
33. We have, - 49 C3 . 5046+-··- 49C49 . 1)
32n+2- 8n-9
= 3 2.32" - 8n-9 =(5049- 49 C1 . 5048 + 49C2 .5047
= 9 9"-8n-9
. - 49C3 . 5046+ ...-5) + 4
= 9 (1+ 8)"-8n-9
.
Thus, the remainder is 4.
=9 (1 + n cl . 8 + n c2 . 82
38. We have
+ nc3 . 83 +···+ n cn . 8n )-8n- 9 !2013+ 22013+ 32013+ ...+ 20112013+ 20122013
= 9 (8n + n c2 . 82 + n c3 . 83 = ( } 2013+ 20122013)+ (2 2013+ 20112013)
+ ...+ (10062013+ 10072013)
+···+ n cn -8n )-8n
Here, each bracket is of the form of (a2n+1+ b2n+1) and so
=(82 n + n c2 . 82 . 9 + n c3 . 83 . 9 is divisible by (a+ b).
+ ...+ n cn . 8n . 9) Hence, the given expression is divisible by 2013.
39. We have
=82 (n + n c2 . 9 + nc3 . 8.9
1992 1998-1955 1998 -19381998+ 19011998
+ ... + n cn . 8n-2. 9) = (1992 1998_ 1938 1998)-(1955 1998 -19011998)

Thus, it is divisible by 64. Clearly, it is divisible by 54.

34. We have, Also, the given expression can be written as
11n+2+ 122n+l (1992 1998_ 1955 1998)-(19381998-19011998)
= ll2 11"+ 12 122"
. . It is divisible by 37.
= 121 11"+ 12 (144)"
. .
= 121 11"+ 12 (11+ 133)" Thus, the given expression
. .
19921998_ 19551998_ 19381998+ 19011998
=121.11n +12[11n + n cl · (llt- 1 133
is divisible by 54 x 37 = 1998
+ n c2 . (llt- 2 1332 +···+ n cn . (llt- n 133 n ] 40. We have,
=133[1 ln + n cl . (llt- 1+· ..+ n cn . 133n- l ] 5353 - 333
Thus, it is divisible by 133. = ((5353-4353)+ (4353 - 33 3))
35. We have, = ((5353 -4353)+ (4353 -33 43)+ (3343 -333 ))

6n+2+ 72n+1 Clearly, each bracket is divisible by 10.

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127. We have,
I I I
-+-+-+···
2.3 . 4.5 6.7

=(½-½ )+(¾-¼)+(¼- )+···

=-(-½+½-¾+¾-·")

=1-(1-½+½-¾+¼- ···)
= 1-log.2
= logee-log2e

128. Let tn = - - - - -I
(2n -1)2n(2n + 1)
1 + 1 ) - (2n - 1 ) )
((2n
=2 (2n -1)2n(2n + 1)
l I I )
= 2 ( (2n -1)2n (2n - 1)2n

(2n+l)-2n)
=.!_(2n-(2n-l)
2 (2n -1)2n (2n + 1)2n
1( 1 1 1 1
+ )
= 2 (2n - 1 ) 2n - 2n (2n + I)

-- . ! . ( _ I _ _ . ! . + _ I _ )
2 12n - I I n I 2n + 11}
Therefore,
the sum

= _!_[(1 + .!. + .!_ + .. · ) - ( 1 + _!_+ .!.+ .!_ + ···)

2 3 5 2 3 4 x x 2 x 3 x4
=}+-+-+-+-+· ..
2 6 12 20
+G+¼+ + ···)] x x 2 x 3 x4 ...
=1+-+-+-+-+
1.2 2.3 3.4 4.5
=½(-½+½-¾+¾-¼+ -···)
2
= [1 + ( 1 - ½ ) x + ( ½ - ½ ) x
=½(1 ½ + ½ - ¾ + ¾ - ¾ + - .. , ) - ½
+G-¾)x 3
+ ( ¾ - ¼ ) x 4 + .. ·]
1 1
= log e 2 -
2 2
1
= (Ioge 2 -1)
2
=½(log e ( ) )

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