(Binomial Theorem)

EXERCISE (O-1)
Straight Objective Type
x n
1. If the coefficients of x7 & x8 in the expansion of [2 + ] are equal, then the value of n is :
3

(A) 15 (B) 45 (C) 55 (D) 56

1 n
2. If the constant term of the binomial expansion (2x − ) is -160, then n is equal to –
x

(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10

1 1 1
3. The coefficient of x49 in the expansion of (x – 1) (x − ) (x − ) … (x − ) is equal to –
2 22 249

1
(A) −2 (1 − ) (B) +ve coefficient of x
250

1
(C) –ve coefficient of x (D) −2 (1 − )
249

4. Number of rational terms in the expansion of (√ 2 + √ 3)100 is :

4

(A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 27 (D) 28

5. The expression [x + (x3 – 1)1/2]5 + [x – (x3 – 1)1/2]5 is a polynomial of degree

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

6. Given (1 – 2x + 5x2 – 10x3)(1 + x)n = 1 + a1x + a2x2 + ···· and that a21 = 2a2 then the value of n is –
(A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 3

7. Let ( nk) represents the combination of 'n' things taken 'k' at a time, then the value of the sum
(99
97
) + (98
96
) + ( 97
95
) + ⋯ … + (31 ) + (20 ) equals –

(A) (99
97
) (B) (100
98
) (C) (99
98
) (D) ( 100
97
)
3
1−t6
8. The coefficient of t4 in the expansion of ( ) is
1−t

(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 10 (D) 14

9. If ∑25
r=0 { Cr ·
50 50–r C25–r } = K(50C25), then K is equal to :

(A) 225 − 1 (B) (25)2 (C) 225 (D) 224

10. The value of r for which 20Cr 20C0 + 20Cr–1 20C1 + 20Cr–2 20C2 + ···· 20C0 20Cr is maximum, is
(A) 20 (B) 15 (C) 11 (D) 10

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EXERCISE (O-2)
One or More than One Correct Answer Type
11 11 11 11
(0 ) (1 ) (2 ) (11 )
1. The sum + + + ⋯ …… . + equals (where (nr) denotes nCr)
1 2 3 12

211 212 211 −1 212 −1

(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 12 12 12

x+1 x−1 10
2. In the expansion of (x2/3 −x1/3 +1 − x−x1/2 ) , the term which does not contain x is –

(A) 11
C4 − 10
C3 (B) 10
C7 (C) 10
C4 (D) 11
C5 − 10
C5
3. Let (1 + x2)2(1 + x)n = A0 + A1x + A2x2 + ·····. If A0, A1, A2 are in A.P. then the value of n is –

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 7

11
√ x3
4. In the expansion of (x 3 + 3.2−log √2 )

(A) there appears a term with the power x2

(B) there does not appear a term with the power x2
(C) there appears a term with the power x–3

(D) the ratio of the co-efficient of x3 to that of x–3 is 1/3

5
5. If it is known that the third term of the binomial expansion (x + x log10 x ) is 106 then x is equal
to-
(A) 10 (B) 10–5/2 (C) 100 (D) 5

q+1 q+1 2 q+1 n

6. Let Sn = 1 + q + q 2 + ···· + q n and T n = 1 + ( )+( ) +. . . . + ( ) , where q is a real
2 2 2

number and q  1. If 101C1 + 101C2 · S1 + ···· + 101C101 · S100 = T 100, then  is equal to:-

(A) 2100 (B) 200 (C) 299 (D) 202

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EXERCISE (O-3)
Numerical Grid Type
1. If the sum of the co-efficients of all the even powers of x in the expansion of (2x2 – 3x + 1)11 is

k × 610 then the value of k is

1
2. If greatest term in the binomial expansion of (a + 2x)9 when a = 1 & x = 3 is T m and T n then the

value of m + n is

3. If ∑10
r=1 r(r – 1) Cr = k.2 , then k is equal to –
10 9

2 10 a
4. If the ratio of the coefficient of x10 in (1 – x2)10 & the term independent of x in (x − x ) is b, where

H.C.F. of (a, b) is '1' then the value of ‘a + b’ is

9
3x2 1 a
5. If the term independent of x in the expansion of (1 + x + 2x 3) ( − 3x ) is b then the value of a +
2

b is (Where 'a' and 'b' are coprime)

6. If ∑k=100
K=0
100
CK sin (Kx). cos ((100 − K)x) = 2r sin (100x), then the value of 'r' is
7. Let a = (41/401 – 1) and let bn = nC1 + nC2.a + nC3.a2 + ···· + [Link]–1. If the value of (b2006 – b2005) is
2k then the value of 'k' is
8. Let a and b be the coefficient of x3 in (1 + x + 2x 2 + 3x3)4 and (1 + x + 2x 2 + 3x3 + 4x4)4

respectively. Find the value of (a – b).

9. If the coefficient of x49 in the polynomial
C1 C2 C3 C50 k
(x − ) (x − 22 ⋅ ) (x − 32 ⋅ ) ······ (x − 502 ⋅ ), where Cr = 50Cr is k then the value of | |
C0 C1 C2 C49 100

is

10. If (nr) denotes nCr, then the value of 215 (30

0
)(30
15
) − 214 ( 30
1
)(29
14
) + 213 (30
2
)(28
13
) … . . −(30
15
)( 15
0
) is 30Cr
then the value of 'r' is
22 ⋅C1 23 ⋅C2 251 ⋅C50 3k −1
11. If Cr = 50Cr then the value of 2. C0 + + + ⋯+ is then the value of 'k' is
2 3 51 k

12. If 100C10 + 5 · 100C11 + 10 · 100C12 + 10 · 100C13 + 5 · 100C14 + 100C15 = 105Cr, then the possible value of
'r' is 'a' and 'b' then |a – b| = ?

13. If the coefficient of x 50 in the expansion of (x + 3)99 + (x + 3)98(x + 2) + (x + 3)97(x + 2)2 + ···· + (x
+ 2)99 is nCr (3n–r – 2n–r) then the value of (n – r) is
14. Let P(x) = 1 – x + x2 – x3 + ···· + x 16 – x17 = a0 + a1(1 + x) + a2(1 + x)2 + ···· + a17(1 + x)17

then value of a2 is
(21)×(a)!
15. If Cr = 20
Cr and 1. C0 2 + 3. C1 2 + 5. C2 2 + ⋯ + (41)C20 2 = then value of a – b is
(b)!(20)!

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16. If the coefficients of 2nd , 3rd and 4th terms in the expansion of (1 + x)2n are in A.P. then value of

9n − 2n2 is
1
17. If numerically greatest term in the expansion of (3 − 5x)15, when x = 5 , is a × 312 then the value

of 'a' is

[COMPREHENSION TYPE]
Paragraph for Question Nos. 18 and 20
Let Sk = 3k (100
0
)(100
k
) − 3k−1 (100
1
99
)(k−1 ) + 3k−2 (100
2
98
)(k−2 ) − ⋯ … … + (−1)k (100
k
)( 100−k
0
)

where (nr) represents the coefficient of x r in the binomial expansion of (1 + x)n ∀ n ∈ N and

1 k
Vk = (2 ) Sk = M(100, k).

18. The value of ∑100

k=0 Sk S100−k equals

(A) (200
100
) (B) 2100 ( 200
100
) (C) 2200 (200
100
) (D) 299 ( 200
99
)

19. The value of the M(100,49) + M(100,50) is equal to

(A) M(99,50) (B) M(100,51) (C) M(101,49) (D) M(101,51)

20. In an examination, there are 100 true-false type questions. The number of ways in which one
student can make his choice to attempt or not to attempt the questions is given by

(A) ∑100
k=0 Sk (B) ∑100
k=0 Vk (C) ∑100
k=1 Sk (D) ∑ 100
k=1 Vk

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EXERCISE (JM)
1. The coefficient of x 7 in the expression (1 + x)10 + x(1 + x)9 + x 2 (1 + x)8 + ⋯ + x 10 is :
(1) 120 (2) 330 (3) 210 (4) 420

2. If the sum of the coefficients of all even powers of x in the product (1 + x + x 2 + ⋯ + x 2n )(1 −
x + x 2 − x 3 + ⋯ + x 2n ) is 61, then n is equal to _____ .
6
3. If  and  be the coefficients of x 4 and x2 respectively in the expansion of (x + √ x2 − 1) +
6
(x − √ x 2 − 1) , then

(1)  +  = 60 (2)  +  = –30 (3)  –  = –132 (4)  –  = 60

x 1 16
4. In the expansion of (cos θ + xsin θ) , if 1 is the least value of the term independent of x when

π π π π
≤θ≤ and ℓ2 is the least value of the term independent of x when ≤ θ ≤ 8 , then the ratio
8 4 16

2 : 1 is equal to:

(1) 1 : 8 (2) 1 : 16 (3) 8 : 1 (4) 16 : 1

5. If Cr ≡ 25
Cr and C0 + 5. C1 + 9. C2 + ⋯ . +(101) ⋅ C25 = 225 ⋅ k, then k is equal to _____ .
6. For the natural numbers m, n, if (1 − y)m (1 + y)n = 1 + a1 y + a2 y 2 + ⋯ . +am+n y m+n and
a1 = a2 = 10, then the value of (m + n) is equal to :

(1) 88 (2) 64 (3) 100 (4) 80

1 A A14 +A15 2
7. For k ∈ N, let K=0 α+k , where  > 0. Then the value of 100 (
= ∑20 ) is
k
α(α+1)(α+2)…(α+20) A 13

equal to ____ .
1 1 120
8. The number of rational terms in the binomial expansion of (44 + 56 ) is ___ .

9. The number of elements in the set {n ∈ {1,2,3, … ,100} ∣ (11)n > (10)n + (9)n } is ________.

1 10
10. If the constant term, in binomial expansion of (2x r + x2 ) is 180, then r is equal to ____ .

cos α 10 10!
11. If the greatest value of the term independent of 'x' in the expansion of (xsin α + a ) is ,
x (5!) 2

then the value of 'a' is equal to :

(1) –1 (2) 1 (3) –2 (4) 2

1 10100
12. The lowest integer which is greater than (1 + 10100 ) is ____ .

(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) 1

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13. If 20
Cr is the co-efficient of x r in the expansion of (1 + x)20 , then the value of ∑20
r=0 r
2 20
Cr is equal
to
(1) 420 × 219 (2) 380 × 219 (3) 380 × 218 (4) 420 × 218

36 x 12 12
14. If ( 4 ) k is the term, independent of x, in the binomial expansion of ( − ) , then k is equal to
4 4 x2

___.

15. The coefficient of x 101 in the expression (5 + x)500 + x(5 + x)499 + x 2 (5 + x)498 + ⋯ x 500 , x > 0
is

(1) 501
C101 (5)399 (2) 501
C101 (5)400 (3) 501
C100 (5)400 (4) 500
C101 (5)399
16. If the sum of the coefficients of all the positive even powers of x in the binomial expansion of

3 10
(2x 3 + 2 ) is 510 − β ⋅ 39 , then  is equal to
m 60
17. If ( 40 C0 ) + ( 41 C1 ) + ( 42 C2 ) + ⋯ + ( 60 C20 ) = C20 , m and n are coprime, then m + n is equal
n

to ___ .
18. The remainder when (2021)2023 is divided by 7 is:

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 5 (4) 6

α(60!)
19. If ∑31
k=1 (
31
Ck )( 31 Ck−1 ) − ∑30
k=1 (
30
Ck )( 30 Ck−1 ) = (30!)(31!), Where  ∊ R, then the value of 16α is

equal to
(1) 1411 (2) 1320 (3) 1615 (4) 1855
1 15
1
20. Let the coefficients of x −1 and x −3 in the expansion of (2x 5 − 1 ) , x > 0, be m and n
x5

respectively.

If r is a positive integer such that mn2 = 15

Cr ⋅ 2r , then the value of r is equal to _____ .
5 10
21. If the constant term in the expansion of (3x 3 − 2x 2 + ) is 2k .l , where 𝑙 is an odd integer, then
x5

the value of k is equal to:

(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9

22. The remainder when (2021)2022 + (2022)2021 is divided by 7 is

(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 6

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23. Let for the 9th term in the binomial expansion of (3 + 6x)n , in the increasing powers of 6x, to be
the
3
greatest for x = , the least value of n is n0 . If k is the ratio of the coefficient of x 6 to the coefficient
2

of x 3 , then k + n0 is equal to:

1 4
24. Let the coefficients of the middle terms in the expansion of ( + βx) , (1 − 3βx)2 and
√6

β 6
(1 − 2 x) , β > 0, respectively form the first three terms of an A.P. If d is the common difference

of
2d
this A.P., then 50 − is equal to ______
β2

25. Let the ratio of the fifth term from the beginning to the fifth term from the end in the binomial
1 n 1
expansion of ( 4√ 2 + 4 ) , in the increasing powers of 4 be 4√ 6: 1. If the sixth term from the
√3 √3

α
beginning is 4
√3
, then α is equal to ______.

26. If ∑10
k=1 K ( Ck ) = 22000 L, then L is equal to ______.
2 10 2

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EXERCISE (JA)
1. Coefficient of x 11 in the expansion of (1 + x 2 )4 (1 + x 3 )7 (1 + x 4 )12 is -
(A) 1051 (B) 1106 (C) 1113 (D) 1120

2. The coefficient of x 9 in the expansion of (1 + x)(1 + x 2 )(1 + x 3 ) … (1 + x 100 ) is

3. Let m be the smallest positive integer such that the coefficient of x 2 in the expansion of (1 +
x)2 + (1 + x)3 + ⋯ + (1 + x)49 + (1 + mx)50 is (3n + 1)51 C3 for some positive integer n. Then
the value of n is
4. Let X = ( 10 C1 )2 + 2( 10 C2 )2 + 3( 10 C3 )2 + ⋯ + 10( 10 C10 )2, where 10
Cr , r ∈ {1,2, … ,10} denote
1
binomial coefficients. Then, the value of X is .
1430

∑nk=0 k ∑nk=0 n Ck k 2 n
Ck
5. Suppose det [ n n ] = 0, holds for some positive integer n. Then ∑nk=0
∑ k=0 Ck k ∑nk=0 n Ck 3k k+1

Equals
s!
if r ≤ s,
6. For non-negative integers s and r, let (sr ) = {r!(s−r)! For positive integers m and n, let
0 if r > s.
f(m,n,p)
g(m,n) = ∑m+n
p=0 ( n+p) where for any nonnegative integer p, f(m, n, p) = ∑pi=0 ( mi) (n+i
p
) (p+n
p −i
)
p

Then which of the following statements is/are TRUE ?

(A) g(m, n) = g(n, m) for all positive integers m, n

(B) g(m, n + 1) = g(m + 1, n) for all positive integers m, n

(C) g(2m, 2n) = 2g(m, n) for all positive integers m, n
(D) g(2m, 2n) = (g(m, n))2 for all positive integers m, n

70 4
7. Let a and b be two nonzero real numbers. If the coefficient of x 5 in the expansion of (ax 2 + 27bx )

1 7
is equal to the coefficient of x −5 is equal to the coefficient of (ax − ) , then the value of 2b is
bx2

8. Let S = {a + b√ 2 ∶ a, b ∈ ℤ}, T1 = {(−1 + √ 2)n: n ∈ ℕ} and T2 = {(1 + √ 2)n : n ∈ ℕ}. Then which
of the following statements is (are) TRUE ?

(A) ℤ ∪ T1 ∪ T2 ⊂ S
1
(B) T1 ∩ (0, 2024 ) = ϕ, where ϕ denotes the empty set.

(C) T2 ∩ (2024, ∞) ≠ ϕ

(D) For any given a, b ∈ ℤ, cos (π(a + b√ 2)) + isin (π(a + b√ 2)) ∈ ℤ if and only if b = 0, where
i = √ −1.

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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE O-1
Que. 𝟏 𝟐 3 𝟒 𝟓 𝟔 𝟕 𝟖 𝟗 𝟏𝟎
Ans. C B A B C A D B C A

EXERCISE O-2

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Ans. D A, C, D A,B B, C, D A,B A

EXERCISE 0-3

Que. 𝟏 𝟐 𝟑 𝟒 𝟓 𝟔 𝟕 𝟖 𝟗 𝟏𝟎
Ans. 3 9 45 33 71 99 10 0 221 15
Que. 𝟏𝟏 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟑 𝟏𝟒 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟔 𝟏𝟕 𝟏𝟖 𝟏𝟗 𝟐𝟎
Ans. 51 75 50 816 20 7 455 B D A

EXERCISE JEE-MAIN

Que. 𝟏 𝟐 𝟑 𝟒 𝟓 𝟔 𝟕 𝟖 𝟗 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟏 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟑 𝟏𝟒

Ans. 2 30 3 4 51 4 9 21 96 8 4 1 4 55

Que. 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟔 𝟏𝟕 𝟏𝟖 𝟏𝟗 𝟐𝟎 𝟐𝟏 𝟐𝟐 𝟐𝟑 𝟐𝟒 𝟐𝟓 𝟐𝟔

Ans. 1 83 102 3 1 5 D 1 24 57 84 221

EXERCISE JEE-ADVANCED

Que. 𝟏 𝟐 𝟑 4 5 6 7 8

Ans. C 8 3 646 6.20 A, B, D 3 A, C, D

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