Simple applications of the binomial theorem - One Line Questions
1.
The sum of the binomial coefficients of (x+y)^n is equivalent to the expansion of: —
(1+1)^n
2.
The sum of the binomial coefficients of (a + b)^n is equal to: —
(a+b)^n
3.
What is the sum of the coefficients of the terms with odd powers of x in the expansion of (1 + x)^n? —
2^(n-1)
4.
The sum of the coefficients of the terms with even powers of x in the expansion of (1 + x)^n is: —
2^(n-1)
5.
What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of (2x - 3y)^4? —
-1
6.
The sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (3x - 2y)^3 is: —
1
7.
The expansion of (1 - x)^n is: —
1 - nx + (n(n-1)/2!)x^2 - ...
8.
The binomial expansion of (1 + x)^n is given by: —
1 + nx + (n(n-1)/2!)x^2 + ...
9.
What is the value of (1.01)^5 approximated to three decimal places? —
1.051
10.
What is the coefficient of x^2y^3 in the expansion of (x + y)^5? —
10
11.
What is the value of C(5, 2)? —
10
12.
What is the value of (10)^4? —
10000
13.
Find the term containing x^3 in the expansion of (x + 2)^5. —
80x^3
14.
What is the numerical value of C(10, 3)? —
120
15.
What is the coefficient of x^4y^2 in the expansion of (x + y)^6? —
15
16.
What is the sum of the coefficients in the binomial expansion of (x + y)^n? —
2^n
17.
What is the value of C(n, 0) + C(n, 1) + C(n, 2) + ... + C(n, n)? —
2^n
18.
Find the constant term in the expansion of (x - 1/x)^6. —
20
19.
Find the coefficient of x^2 in (x + y + z)^3. —
3
20.
Find the term independent of x in the expansion of (x^2 - 3/x)^6. —
-405
21.
What is the coefficient of the second term in the expansion of (a + b)^5? —
5
22.
What is the coefficient of x^5 in the expansion of (x + 3)^8? —
8C5 * 3^5
23.
In the expansion of (x + y)^9, what is the position of the middle term? —
5th term
24.
What is the coefficient of x^3 in the expansion of (3 + 2x)^5? —
1080
25.
Find the coefficient of the 4th term in the expansion of (x - 2y)^5. —
-80
26.
Using the binomial theorem, what is the value of 99^3? —
970299
27.
The expansion of (a - b)^n is an alternating series if: —
a is positive and b is negative
28.
The expansion of (1 + x)^n is valid for: —
Any real value of x
29.
What is the coefficient of x^7 in the expansion of (x + 1/x)^15? —
0
30.
What is the coefficient of x^4 in the expansion of (2 - x)^7? —
C(7, 4) * 2^3 * (-1)^4
31.
The expansion of (a + b)^n has how many terms? —
n+1
32.
What is the value of C(n, 1)? —
n
33.
If the coefficient of the (r)th term in the expansion of (1 + x)^n is equal to the coefficient of the (r+1)th term, then: —
n = 2r - 1
34.
The expansion of (x + y)^n is symmetric with respect to x and y if: —
The coefficients are equal
35.
For the expansion of (x + y)^n, when n is even, how many terms are there and what is the position of the middle term? —
n+1 terms, (n/2 + 1)th term
36.
If the expansion of (x + a)^n contains a term with x^k, then the term is given by: —
nCk * a^k * x^(n-k)
37.
The coefficient of x^r in the binomial expansion of (1 + x)^n is given by: —
nCr
38.
What is the coefficient of x^r in the expansion of (x + a)^n? —
nCr * a^r
39.
What is the general term in the binomial expansion of (a + x)^n? —
nCr * a^(n-r) * x^r
40.
The general term in the expansion of (x + iy)^n is given by: —
nCr * x^(n-r) * (iy)^r
41.
In the expansion of (x + y)^n, what is the (r+1)th term? —
nCr * x^(n-r) * y^r
42.
In the expansion of (x + a)^n, the (r)th term is given by: —
nCr-1 * x^(n-r+1) * a^(r-1)
43.
What is the sign of the middle term in the expansion of (x - y)^10? —
Positive
44.
The expansion of (x + y)^n can be used to approximate values like: —
sqrt(2)
45.
The value of C(n, r) is equal to C(n, n-r). This property is known as: —
Symmetry
46.
Which term in the expansion of (2x - 3y)^7 contains x^4? —
The 5th term
47.
What is the value of the middle term in the expansion of (x + y)^10? —
The 6th term
48.
Which term in the expansion of (a + b)^12 is the middle term? —
The 7th term
49.
Find the term independent of x in the expansion of (2x - 3/x^2)^9. —
C(9, 6) * 2^3 * (-3)^6
50.
To find the sum of coefficients in (ax + by)^n, we substitute: —
x = 1, y = 1