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1st Year Mathematics Chapter 8 TestUNIT 8: Mathematical induction and Binomial Theorem

30 marks · 40 minutes · 21 questions. Covers: UNIT 8: Mathematical induction and Binomial Theorem.

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1st Year Mathematics Chapter 8 Test

1st Year · Mathematics · Punjab (PTB)

Name: ____________Roll No: ________Class/Section: ________Date: ________Total marks: 30Time: 40 minutes

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 10 × 1 = 10)

  1. The expansion of  is valid if ......:

    1. IxI<1

    2. IxI< 1/3

    3. IxI>1

    4. None of these

  2. The inequality 4n>3n+2n-1 is true for integral values of n if ......:

    1. n>0

    2. n>1

    3. n>2

    4. n<2

  3. 1-x+x2-x3+.... is expansion equals:

    1. (1+x)-2

    2. (1-x)-2

    3. (1+x)-1

    4. (1-x)-1

  4. If n is odd, then the expansion of (a+x)n has ......:

    1. Two middle terms

    2. 3 middle terms

    3. 4 middle terms

    4. 0 middle term

  5. The inequality n!>2n-1 is true for interal values of a ......:

    1. n<4

    2. n<1

    3. N>2

    4. N>4

  6. If n is positive integer, then n!>3n-1 is true when:

    1. n<3

    2. n>2

    3. n<5

    4. None

  7. In the expansion of (1+x)-3 the 4th term is:

    1. -3x

    2. -10x3

    3. 6x2

    4. 10x3

  8. if n is even, then the expansion of (a+x)n has ......:

    1. Two middle terms

    2. No middle term

    3. One middle term

    4. None of these

  9. If IxI<1 then the expansion of  upto two terms is ......:

    1. 1-x

    2. 1+x

Q2. Short questions (Attempt any 6 of 8 · 6 × 2 = 12)

  1. Using the binomial theorem, show that 11n-10n leaves a remainder 1 when divided by 100 for all positive integers n.

  2. Suppose you aim to lose weight by reducing your calories intake by 50 calories each week. If you start at 2500 calories, prove that after n weeks, your daily intake is 2500-50n calories.

  3. Expand the following upto 4 term, taking the values of x such that the expansion in the following case valid:

  4. Find the term independent of x in the following expansion:

  5. Using binomial theorem find the value of the following to three places of decimals:

  6. Find the coefficient of 'x' in the expansion of

  7. Find the general term in the expansion of (1+x)-3 when IxI<1.

  8. Expand and simplify the following:

Q3. Long questions (Attempt any 2 of 3 · 2 × 4 = 8)

  1. Use mathematical induction to prove that whenever n is non-negative integer.

  2. Show that the coefficient of x in .

  3. If x is so small that is its square and higher powers can be neglected, then show that: