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11 Maths Impq 08 Binomial Theorem

The document discusses the binomial theorem and its applications. It provides key points about the binomial expansion of (a + b)^n including the general term, number of terms, and properties of middle terms depending on whether n is even or odd. It also gives examples of expansions and questions to evaluate terms, find coefficients, and determine values of variables from given expansions.

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11 Maths Impq 08 Binomial Theorem

The document discusses the binomial theorem and its applications. It provides key points about the binomial expansion of (a + b)^n including the general term, number of terms, and properties of middle terms depending on whether n is even or odd. It also gives examples of expansions and questions to evaluate terms, find coefficients, and determine values of variables from given expansions.

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49 XI Mathematics

CHAPTER - 8
BINOMIAL THEOREM
KEY POINTS
, )
0 1 2 n
n n 1 n 2 2 n n
C C C C
a b n a n a b n a b n b

+ = + + + +
r
n
n r r
C
r 0
n a b , n N

=
=
_
T
r + 1
= General term
=
r
n r r
C
n a b 0 r n

_ _
Total number of terms in (a + b)
n
is (n + 1)
If n is even, then in the expansion of (a + b)
n
, middle term is
th
n
1
2
| }
+

\
term i.e.
th
n 2
2
+ | }
\
term.
If n is odd, then in the expansion of (a + b)
n
, middle terms are
th th
n 1 n 3
and terms
2 2
+ + | } | }

\ \
In (a + b)
n
, r
th
term from the end is same as ( n r + 2)
th
term from the
beginning.
r
th
term from the end in (a + b)
n
= r
th
term from the beginning in (b + a)
n
In (1 + x)
n
, coefficient of x
r
is
n
r
C
XI Mathematics 50
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (1 MARK)
1. Compute (98)
2
, using binomial theorem.
2. Expand
3
1
x
x
| }


\
using binomial theorem.
3. Write number of terms in the expansion of (1 + 2x + x
2
)
10
.
4. Write number of terms in (2a b)
15
5. Simplify :
n
r
n
r 1
C
C

6. Write value of
2n 1 2n 1 2n
5 6 7
C C C


[Hint : Use
n
C
r
+
n
C
r1

=
n + 1
C
r
]
7. In the expansion, (1 + x)
14
, write the coefficient of x
12
8. Find the sum of the coefficients in (x + y)
8
[Hint : Put x = 1, y = 1]
9. If
n
C
n3
= 120, find n.
[Hint : Express 720 as the product of 3 consecutive positive integers]
10. In
8
x 2
2 x
| }


\
, write 5
th
term.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (4 MARKS)
11. If the first three terms in the expansion of (a + b)
n
are 27, 54 and 36
respectively, then find a, b and n.
12. In
18
2 1
3x
x
| }

\
, which term contains x
12
?
51 XI Mathematics
13. In
15
2
1
2x
x
1


( )
, find the term independent of x.
14. Evaluate :
, , , ,
5 5
2 1 2 1 using binomial theorem.
15. Evaluate (0.9)
4
using binomial theorem.
16. Prove that if n is odd, then a
n
+ b
n
is divisible by a + b.
[Hint : a
n
= (a + b b)
n
. Now use binomial theorem]
17. In the expansion of (1 + x
2
)
8
, find the difference between the coefficients
of x
6
and x
4
.
18. In
8
3
2x
x
1


( )
, find 7
th
term from end.
19. In
12
3
2
1
2x
x
1



( )
, find the coefficient of x
11
.
20. Find the coefficient of x
4
in (1 x)
2
(2 + x)
5
using binomial theorem.
21. Using binomial theorem, show that
3
2n + 2
8n 9 is divisible by 8.
[Hint : 3
2n + 2
= 9
, ,
n
2
3 = 9 (1 + 8)
n
, Now use binomial theorem.]
22. Prove that,
, , , ,
20
20 20 r r
20 r
r 0
C 2 t t 1 1

=
=
_
23. Find the middle term(s) in
8
1
x
x
1


( )
24. If the coefficients of three consecutive terms in the expansion of (1 + x)
n
are in the ratio 1:3:5, then show that n = 7.
25. Show that the coefficient of middle term in the expansion of (1 + x)
20
is
equal to the sum of the coefficients of two middle terms in the expansion
of (1 + x)
19
XI Mathematics 52
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (6 MARKS)
26. Show that the coefficient of x
5
in the expansion of product (1 + 2x)
6
(1 x)
7
is 171.
27. If the 3
rd
, 4
th
and 5
th
terms in the expansion of (x + a)
n
are 84, 280 and
560 respectively then find the values of a, x and n
28. In the expansion of (1 x)
2n 1
, find the sum of coefficients of x
r 1
and
x
2n r
29. If the coefficients of x
7
in
11
2 1
ax
bx
1


( )
and x
7
in
11
2
1
ax
bx
1




( )
are
equal, then show that ab = 1
ANSWERS
1. 9604 2.
3
3
1 3
x 3x
x
x

3. 21 4. 16
5.
n r 1
r

6.
2n 1
7
C

7. 91 8. 256
9. n = 10 10. 70
11. a = 3, b = 2, n = 3 12. 9
th
term
13.
10 15
5
2 C 14. 82
15. 0.6561 17. 28
18. 16128 x
4
19. 101376
20. 10 23. 70
27. a = 2, x = 1, n = 7 28. 0

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