n n

Cr 3!
Q.1 Prove that,  ( 1)r r3
=
r0 Cr 2 ( n  3)

Q.2 Evaluate the sum, 2n + 1C 20 + 2n + 1C 12 + 2n + 1C 22 + 2n + 1C 2n .

Q.3 Show that, c0 (0  n)2 + c1 (2  n)2 + c2 (4  n)2 +...... + cn (2n  n)2 = n. 2n ,

where c0 , c1 , c2 ,...... , cn are the combinatorial co-efficients in the expansion of (1 + x)n.

Q.4 If c0 , c1 , c2 ,...... , cn are the combinatorial co-efficients in the expansion of, (1 + x)n , then find the
c1 c3 c5 c7
sum,    +.......
2 4 6 8

Q.5 If c0 , c1 , c2 ,.....are the combinatorial co-efficients in the expansion of , (1 + x)n, n  N, then prove
c0 c c c 1 1 1 1
that,  12  22  32 +...... =    ......  2
1 2 3 4 n  1 2 n  2 3 n  3 n  2n  1

Q.6 If c0 , c1 , c2 ,...... , cn are combinatorial co-efficients in the expansion of (1 + x)n, then prove that ,
c20 c12 c22 c23 c2 (2 n  1) !
    ......  n = .
1 2 3 4 n  1  (n  1) !2

Q.7 Prove that the number (2 2 2 2 2)55555  (5 5 5 5 5)22222 is divisible by 7.

Q.8 Find the number of integers which lie between the numbers 786 and 999786, if the sum of their
digits is 25.

Q.9 Prove that the number of combinations of n letters out of 3n letters of which n are ‘a’ and n are ‘b’
and the rest unlike is (n + 2) 2n – 1.

Q.10 Evaluate the sum , 3. nc1 + 7. nc2 + 11. nc3 +...... + (4 n  1) ncn.

10
 3x 
Q.11 Given that the 4th term in the expansion of  2   has the maximum numerical value,
8
find the range of values of x for which this will be true .
( m  n )! m! n !
Q.12 Let m and n be positive integers. Show that < .
(m  n ) m n m m ·n n


Q.13 If 3 3  5  11
= p + f where p is an integer and f is a proper fraction then find the value of
f (p + f).

Q.14 Let the set A = {a, b, c, d, e} and P and Q are two non empty subsets of A. Find the number of
ways in which P and Q can be selected so that P  Q has at least one common element.
5
Q.15 Expand as a series of ascending powers of x giving the first four terms nd
(1  3 x) (1  2 x)
state the range of values of x for which the expansion is valid.

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Q.16 Prove that one of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 10x + 16 = 0 is the least positive integer
given by n–1C3 + n–1C4 > nC3
n
Q.17 If a0, a1, a2 ....... an are in A.P. with common difference d and Cr =  r  for r = 0, 1, 2, ..... n, prove
 
that C0a 02  C1a12  C 2a 22  .......  C n a 2n = 2n – 2 ( (a0 + an)2 + nd2 )

n  n   n   n   n   n  1
Q.18 For 0  r  k  n, prove that  k  –  k 1 +  k  2  –  k  3  + ........ + (–1)r k  r = k  +
           
 n 1  n
(–1)r  k  r  1 .What happens if n = r = k ?  k  denotes nCr.
   
2
n  C 3
k  k  .
k , find the value of 
Q.19 If n is a positive integer & Ck = nC
k 1  C k 1 

1 1x 2 x 1.3 x 3 1.3.5.7 x 5

Q.20 Show that the expansion of is  .  . ........ .(0<x<1)
2 2 2.4 6 2.4.6.8 10

Q.21 Determine the value of ' x ' in the expression (x + xt)5, if the third term in the expression is
10,00,000. Where t = log10 x.
m 2n
C
Q.22 Evaluate the sum f (m) =  (2n  1)n·4n . Also compute mLim

f ( m) .
n 1

Q.23 Prove that  n    n  1  ......   n  10    n  1    n  10 

m m  m   m  1  m  1 
         

Q.24 Prove that for any two integers p, q > 3,(p  q) [p (2p + q  6) + q (2q + p  6) + 4] is divisible
by 12.

Q.25 If c0 , c1 , c2 ,...... are the combinatorial co-efficients in the expansion of (1 + x)n then
c0 c1 c2 c3 2
show that ,    +...... to (n + 1) terms = .
3 4 5 6 (n  1) ( n  2) ( n  3)

Q.26 Expand (1 + 2x)2 in powers of 1 , and give the range of values of x for which the
x
expansion is valid.

Q.27 Find the coefficient of x50 in the expression :

(1+x)1000 + 2x. (1+x)999 + 3x² (1+x)998 +..... + 1001 x1000

 3   3  4
n n
K
K4 3 n4 m
m
n4
 =
p pC
Q.28 Prove that,        
K 4 n4 n4
where q q
K 0 4 m 0 4 4

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Q.29 If x is a proper fraction , Show that
x x3 x5 x x3 x5
   ........ =    ........
1x 2 1x 6 1x10 1 x 2 1 x 6 1 x10
Q.30 Find the sum of the series ,
nC . n + 1C + nC . nC n n  1C n n  2C n 1
0 1 1 n  1 + C2. n  2 + C3. n  3 +...... + Cn. C0

Q.31 Prove that , (2mC0)2 - 2 (2mC1)2 + 3 (2mC2)2 -......... + (2m + 1) (2mC2m)2

( m  1)
= 2m [ 1. 3. 5........... (2 m 1) ] ( 1)m .
m!
n (n  2) (n  4) ........ (2 n  2)
Q.32 If ' n ' be even , show that the expression , simplifies to 2n  1.
1 . 3 . 5 . ......... . (n  1)

Q.33 Find the ratio of the product of co-efficients in the expansion of the binomial (1 + x)n + 1 to the
product of the binomial co-efficients in (1 + x)n in simplest form, n  N.

Q.34 Prove that the co-efficient of , xr in { (r  2) x2 + n x  r } (x + 1)n is n. nCr  2 , n  N.

Q.35 If C0, C1, ...... Cr are the combinatorial coefficient in the expansion of (1 + x)n then find the sum
2 2  1 2  2  1 2  3  2
S = C0  C1   C 2   C3  ....... upto (n – 1) terms.
 2   3 
( m  1) ! ( m  2) ! ( m  3) ! m  n  1!
Q.36 Find the sum to n terms of (m  N), m ! + + + +......
1! 2! 3! ( n  1)!

Q.37 If (1 + x)n = C0 + C1 x + C2 x2 +...... + Cn xn , find the sum of all the expressions (Ci  Cj)2 , i  j
represented by   (Ci  Cj)2.
0 i  j n

Q.38 If a, b, c be three consecutive coefficients in the expansion of some power of (1 + x), prove that
2 a c  b (a  c)
the power is . Also find that which term of the expansion has the coefficient 'a' in
b2  a c
terms of a, b & c.

Q.39 If (1 + px + x2)n = 1 + a1 x + a2 x2 +...... + a2n. x2n, prove that,

1 + 3 a1 + 5 a2 + 7 a3 +...... + (4n + 1) a2n = (2n + 1) (2 + p)n. Also prove that ar = a2n – r
n2
Q.40 Compute the sum  nCk. nCk + 2.
k0

n n
Ck
Q.41 Compute the sum,  (k  1) (k  2)
.
k0

n
2k  1
Q.42 Find the sum of the infinite series a1 + a2 + a3 + .......... , where an = (loge3)n  for
k 1 k!(n  k)!
each positive integer n.

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 n n
Q.43 Let f (n) =    kr  . Find the total number of divisors of f (9).
r 0 k  r
Q.44 Find the coefficient of t203 in the expression (t + 1) (t2 + 2) (t3 + 3) ......... (t20 + 20).
10
 
Q.45 Let 1   3r · 10C r  r ·10C r = 210 ( · 45 + ) where ,   N and f (x) = x2 – 2x – k2 + 1.
r 1
If ,  lies between the roots of f (x) = 0, then find the smallest positive integral value of k.

Q.46 Find the sum, 2n + 1C 20  2n + 1C 12 + 2n + 1C 22  2n + 1C 23 +......  2n + 1C 22n  1 .

Q.47 Find the coefficient of x18 in the polynomial

f(x) = (1 + x)20 + x(1 + x)19 + x2(1 + x)18 + ................. + x18(1 + x)2.

Q.48 If sum of coefficients in the expansion of (1 + ix)2009 is (u + iv), (u, v  R and i2 = – 1), then
find the value of (log2u + log2v).

Q.49 Find the sum of all possible value(s) of ' x ' for which the sixth term of
1 m
 1
 2 log 10  3   2  2x  2 log 3 5  is equal to 21 and binomial coefficients of second, third and
 
x

  
 
fourth terms are the first , third & fifth terms of an arithmetic progression. [Take every where base
of log as 10]

Q.50 Let f(n) denotes the number of all non-negative integral solution of the equation a + b + c + d + e
11
= n. If the value of  r f (11  r) = pC
q where p > 10, q > 6 and p, q  N, then find the value of
r 1
(p + q).
20
Q.51 If coefficient of x19 in  (r  1) (x  3)20r (x  2)r 
is equal to m · 22 C n  where m, n  N and
r 0
n < 10 then find the least value of (m + n).

Q.52 Find the sum of possible real values of x for which the sixth term of
7

 log3 | x  2|
9
1
  log7 3
 5

| x  2|  9
 
 3 7  equals 567.
 
100
 k  100 a (2100 )  b
Q.53 If   
 k 1
C k 
c
where a, b, c  N then find the least value of (a + b + c).
k0

n 1
Q.54 Prove that :- C1  C 2  C 3  ......  C n  2 n  1 
2

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Q.55 Prove that :- C1  C 2  C3  ......  C n  n 2 n  1   for n  2.

(1  x n )(1  x n 1 )(1  x n 2 )..................(1  x n  r 1 )

Q.56 If nJ = , prove that nJn – r = nJr..
r (1  x )(1  x 2 )(1  x 3 )..................(1  x r )
n
Q.57 Let I denotes the integral part & F the proper fractional part of 3  5   where n  N and if 
denotes the rational part and  the irrational part of the same, show that
1 1
 = (I + 1) and  = (I + 2 F  1).
2 2
Q.58 If x is so small such that its square and higher powers may be neglected then find the value of
1 5
(1  3x) 2  (1  x) 3
1
(4  x) 2

2 n
q 1  q 1   q 1
Q.59 Given sn= 1 + q + q² +..... + qn & S n  1     ...    ,q 
2  2   2 
prove that n+1C1 + n+1C2.s1 + n+1C3.s2 +....+ n+1Cn+1.sn = 2n. Sn.
n
2
Q.60 Prove that r
r 0
nC
r pr qn – r = npq + n2p2 if p + q = 1.
2n 2n
r r
Q.61 If  ar ( x  2)   br ( x  3) & ak = 1 for all kn, then show that bn = 2n+1Cn+1.
r 0 r 0

n1
C2
2 3 n  2n 
Q.62 Prove that
n
C1   C2    C3  .......  Cn 
n n n
 
 n 1
n
(n  1)n C0  C1  C2 .....Cn
Q.63 Prove that   Ck 1  Ck  
k 1 n!
n
Q.64 Prove that  n Cm . sin (mx).cos (n – m) x = 2 n –1
sin (nx).
m 0
C0 C1 C2 C3 (1) n C n
Q.65 Find the sum of the series – + – +….+
2 6 10 14 4n  2

Q.66 When n is odd but not a multiple of 3, show that (x + y)n –xn –yn is divisible by 7360, given that
x + y = 10 and xy = 8. [ ans. 7360]
1 x n 1  2x 1  3x
Q.67 1 – nC1 + C2 (1  nx ) 2 – nC3 (1  nx ) 3 +........ to (n + 1) terms simplifies to ..............................
1  nx
n  n 4 3 
C r . 3r  4 1 n 4
Q.68 Show that  = n  1n  2 n  3n  4  4   C s .3 s 
r 0 r  1r  2 r  3  r  4   s 0 

Q.69 N1 & N2 are no. of distinct terms in expansion of (a + b + c + d)n and (a + b + c)n respectively.
Given that N1/N2 is a natural number more than 9, then least value of n is………….
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 n
r 1 3r 7 r 15r 
Q.70 Find the sum of the series
r 0
( 1) nCr 2 r 2 2r 23r  2 4r .............upto m terms


 


  C 2 
n
3
n  r  r   = 540, then value of n is
Q.71 If 1+ x  = C0 + C1x + C2 x 2 + .....C n x n , Where n  N ,and r=1
  C r 1  
equal to ......

100
Q.72 Let the binomial coefficients of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th terms in the expansion of 1+ x  be a, b, c

b 2  ac αa
and d respectively. If α, β are relatively prime numbers and 2
= , then value of  α  β  is
c  bd βc
equal to……

n+1
Q.73 Let n  N and Cn  2  100 + n 1 Cn  2 , the numbers of possible values of ‘n’ is equal to ……

 1 30 2 3 30 30 
Q.74 If  C1  30 C 2 + 30 C3 .....  C30  is equal to 10λ +11 , then value of 'λ' is equal to ……
2 3 4 31 

  n 
 n   n   
Q.75* Let n be an odd positive integer. Prove that the set  1  ,  2  ,.....,  n  1   contains an odd number
     2  

of odd terms.
n n n
Q.76* Determine all the positive integers n > 3, such that 22000 is divisible by 1+   +   +   .
1  2  3

k n
m-1

Q.77* Let m and n be integers such that 1 < m < n. Prove that m is a divisor of  (-1)   .
n
k=0 k
Q.78* Show that for any positive integer n, the number :-
 2n   2n  1 2 n -2  2n  1 n
Sn     22 n     2  3  ......     3 is the sum of two consecutive perfect squares
0  2   2n 
Q.79* Prove that for every pair m, k of natural numbers, m has a unique representation in the form :-
a   a  a 
m =  k    k 1   ........   t  where ak  ak 1  ...  at  t  1.
 k   k  1 t 
Q.80* Show that for any positive integer n > 3, the least common multiple of the numbers 1, 2,......, n is
greater than 2n - 1.

 2002   2003   2004 

Q.81* Show that the sequence  , ,  ,.....considered modulo 2002, is periodic.
 2002   2002   2002 
 2p  2
Q.82* Prove that    2 (mod p ) for any prime number p.
p
 
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Q.83* Let k, m, n be positive integers such that m + k + 1 is a prime number greater than n + 1. Let us
denote Cs = s(s +1) . Show that (Cm 1  Ck )(Cm  2  Ck )....(Cm  n  Ck ) is divisible by C1C2......Cn.

Q.84* Let n, k be arbitrary positive integers. Show that there exsists positive integers
a  a  a  a  a 
a1  a2  a3  a4  a5  k such that n    1    2    3    4    5  .
3  3  3  3  3
1 m
 3m  k
Q.85* Prove that if n and m are integers, and m is odd, then m
3 n
  3k  (3n  1) is an integer..
k 0  
n
 2n  1  3k
Q.86* Show that for any positive integer n the number   2k  1  2 is divisible by 5.
k 0  
n  n 
Q.87* Prove that for a positive integer k there is an integer n > 2 such that   ,....,   are all
1  n  1
divisible by k if and only if k is a prime.

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 ANSWER KEY

2 6 10 (8 n  2) 2n  1
Q.2 . . ...... Q.4
1 2 3 2n  1 n 1
Q.8 53262 Q.10 (2n – 1)2n + 1
 64   64 
Q.11 x 
 21
,  2   2 , 
 
Q.13 211
21 
1 1
Q.14 45 – 35 Q.15 5  5x + 35x2  65x3 if  x
3 3
n ( n  1) 2 (n  2)
Q.19 Q.21 x = 10 or 105/2
12

(2m)!
f (m) = 1 – ; f ( m) = 1
(m!) 2 4 m mLim
Q.22


1 1 3 1 1 1002C
Q.26 2
 3
  ...... if x > or x <  Q.27 50
4x 4x 16 x 4 2 2

(n  1) n
Q.30 (n + 2) 2n  1 Q.33
n!
n  2 2n (m  n) !
Q.35 [ C n  2] + 1 Q.36
4 (n  1) ! ( m  1)
2 a c  b (a  c) a (b  c)
Q.37 (n + 1) 2nCn  4n Q.38 n = 2
&r= 2
b  ac b  ac
Q.39 2nC Q.40 2nC
n+2 n+2
n2
2  (n  3)
Q.41 Q.42 6 ln (27e)
( n  1) ( n  2)
Q.43 8 Q.44 43
Q.45 5 Q.46 0
Q.47 1330 Q.48 2008
Q.49 2 Q.50 26
Q.51 10 Q.52 4
41
Q.53 201 Q.58 1 x
24
( n !) 2
Q.65 22n–1 2n ! Q.66 7360
Q.67 0 Q.69 27
2 mn  1
Q.70 2 mn
(2 n  1)
Q.71 8
Q.72 2 Q.73 7
Q.74 3 Q.76 3, 7, 23

FIRSTRANK EDUCATION BINOMIAL ASSIGNMENT [8]