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Solution
1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (d)
Since, in a binomial expansion of  a  b  , n  5, the sum of 5th and 6th terms is equal to zero.
n

n! n!
 n C 4 a n  4   b   n C5 a n  5   b   0 
4 5
a n  4  b4  a n  5b5  0
 n  4 ! 4!  n  5!5!
n!  a b a n4
 a n  5  b4   0  
 n  5! 4! n 4 5 b 5
4. (b)
We know that, 1  x  
20 20 20 20
C0  C1x  .....  C10 x10  .....  20
C 20 x 20 .
On putting x   1 in the above expansion, we get :
0  20C0  20 C1  .....  20 C9  20C10  20 C11  .....  20C20
 0  20C0  20C1  .....  20C9  20C10  20C9  .....  20C0
 02  20
C0  20
C1  .....  20

C9  20
C10  20
C10  2  20
C0  20
C1  .....  20
C10 
20 20 20 1 20
 C0  C1  .....  C10  C10
2
5. (b)
Since, the coefficient of given terms are m Cr  1 , m C r , m C r  1 respectively and they also in A.P..
m! m! m!
 m C r  1  m C r  1  2m Cr   2
 r  1 ! m  r  1!  r  1! m  r  1! r! m  r !
1 1 2 r  r  1   m  r  1 m  r  2
    
 m  r  1 m  r   r  1 r r  m  r  r  r  1 m  r  1 m  r  r m  r
 r 2  r  m 2  r 2  2mr  m  r  2 mr  r 2  r  m  r  1  
 4r 2  4mr  m  2  m 2  0  m 2  m  4r  1  4r 2  2  0
6. (c)
The coefficient of the middle term in powers of x of 1   x   4 C 2  2 .
4

The coefficient of the middle term in powers of x of 1   x   6C3    .

6 3

4! 2 6! 3
According to given condition, 4 C 2 2  6 C3    
3
  
2! 2! 3!3!
6 3
 6 2   20 3      
20 10
7. (b)
The coefficient of xn in the expansion of 1  x 1  x 
n

= coefficient of x n in 1  x  + coefficient of x n  1 in 1  x 
n n

n  n! 
  1 Cn   1 C n  1   1  1     1 1  n 
n n n 1 n n

 1! n  1 ! 
8. (c)
In  3  kx  , coefficient of x r  9 C r 39  r k r .
9

9 7 2 9 6 3 9
Given, C 2 3  k  C3 3 k  36.3  84k  k  .
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9. (d)

1  x  x  x   1  x  1  x 
2 3 n n 2 n

 1  C x  C x  C x  C x
n
1
n
2
2 n
3
3 n
4
4

 ..... 1  n C1x 2  n C2 x 4  n C3 x 6  .....  n C n x 2n 
4 n n n n
 Required coefficient of x  C2  C1  C2  C4

10. (d)
n  p 1 n  p 1
Number of terms  Cn  Cp  1
11. 7/18
12. 33

 
256  256  r /2
The general term of 385 is Tr  1  256
Cr  3  5r/8 .
256  r r
For integral terms, and are both positive integers i.e., r  0, 8, 16, 24, 32, ....., 256.
2 8
Hence, total number of terms are 33.
13. 1

    
n
Given 2  3  I  f , where I is integer and 0  f  1. We knote that 2  3 2  3  1. So,

     2  3
n n n
let us assume that F  2  3 . Clearly 0  F  1. Now,, I  f  F  2  3 .
 2  n C0 2n  n C2 2n  2  3  n C 4  2 n  4  32  .....  2  Integer  Integer
 I  f  F is integer  f  F must be integer.
 0  f  1 and 0  F  1  0  f  F  2  f  F  1  F  1  f

  2  3
n n
  I  f 1  f    I  f  F  2  3 1
14. 5/4
10  r  /2 r
10 x  3  10 3r 10  r  4r  /2
t r  1  Cr    2  C r 10  r  /2 r  x
3  2x  3 2
For term in dependent of x, 10  5r  0  r  2
10 32 45 5
 The term independent of x  C 2  
4
3 2 2
94 4
15. 101
5 20
Given expression  1  x    1  x 
100
 
 Number of terms in the expansion = 101.
16. 201
100
 1 
2 200
Given expression   x      x  
1
 x    x
 Number of terms = 201.
17. 231
Number of terms  20  3  1C20  20C20  22 C2  231
18. 41
Find Tr  1 ; r  0 and r  10  T1 and T11 are rational terms.
50
10
 Sum of rational terms  C0 2  30  10 C10 25  5  32  41
19. 9
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t 7  n C6 (21/3 ) n  6 (31/3 )6
and t n  5  n Cn  6 (21/3 )6 (31/3 )n  6
Given t 7 : t n  5  1: 6

(21/3 ) n  6 (31/3 )6 1
 
(21/3 ) (31/3 ) n  6 6

 (21/3  31/3 ) n  12  1 / 6  6 1
 n9
20. 3/82
 
3 250
31001 31000  3 3  3 3
  82  1
250
 
82 82 82 82
3  250 250 3
82  C1  82   .....   1 82   1   an integer 
249 249 250

82   82
 31001  3
 
 82  82

Answer Key
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c)
7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (d) 11. 7/18 12. 33
13. 1 14. 5/4 15. 101 16 201 17. 231 18. 41
19. 9 20. 3/82
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