ECAT Pre General Science MCQ Test With Answer for Mathematics Chapter 10

The exponent of x in 10th term in the expansion of (a+x)n

• 10 A
• 12 B
• 11 C
• 9 D

The coefficient of the third term of (8a-b)^1/3, after simplification is

• -228 A
• 1/288 B
• 1/220 C
• -1/177 D

The sum of the coefficient in the expansion of (a + x)⁵is

• 32 A
• 16 B
• 8 C
• 5 D

The first three terms in the expansion of (1 - x)^-1are

• 1 + x + x² A
• 1 - x - x² B
• -1 -x +x² C
• 1 - x + x² D

The general term in the expansion of (a+x)n is

• (r-1)th term A
• (r+1)th term B
• rth term C
• none D

• 8 A
• 9 B
• 10 C
• 11 D

The term independent of x is the expansion (x³+1/x)¹²

• 295 A
• 495 B
• 395 C
• 722 D

For all positive integral value of n,3ⁿ< n! , when

• n> 6 A
• n< 6 B
• n<11 C
• n>11 D

If (1+x-2x³)⁶= 1+a₁x + a₂x²+ a₃x³+ ..... the the value of a₂+ a₄+ a₆+ .....+a₁₂will be

• 32 A
• 31 B
• 64 C
• 1024 D

The proposition S(n) for any n∈ N is only true if k∈ N and

• S(k +1) is true A
• S(1) is true and S(k+1) is true whenever S (k) is true B
• S(k+1) is true whenever S (k) is true C
• S(k) is true D

If the exponent in the binomial expansion is 6, then the middle term is

• 2nd A
• 3rd B
• 4th C
• 5th D

The first three terms in the expansion of (1 - x)^-2are

• 1 - 2x + 3x² A
• 1 - 2x - 3x² B
• 1 + 2x + 3x² C
• -2 - 2x +3x² D

• 2 A
• 7 B
• 8 C
• 12 D

Number of terms in the expansion of (a+x)ⁿis

• n - 1 A
• n + 1 B
• n + 2 C
• n + 3 D

The expansion (1 + x)^-3holds when

• |x| > 1 A
• |x| < 1 B
• x < 1 C
• x > 1 D

The proposition S(k+1) is true when ______ is true∀K∈N

• S(n) A
• S(k) B
• S(1) C
• S(k-1) D

If a statement S(n) is true for n = 1 and the truth of S(n) for n = k implies the truth of S(n) for = k + 1, then S(n) is true for all

• Real numbers n A
• Integers n B
• Positive integers n C
• None of these D

For n€ N,2^n>2 > n is to only when

• n<2 A
• n≤ 4 B
• n≥ 4 C

For each even natural number n (n²-1) is divisible by

• 6 A
• 3 B
• 4 C
• 8 D

The term involving x4 the expansion (3-2x)7 is

• 217 x4 A
• 15120x4 B
• 313x4 C
• -25x4 D

The third term in the expansion of (1+2x) is

• -2x2 A
• -4x2 B
• 2x2 C
• 4x2 D

• ab=-1 A
• ab = 1 B
• ab = 2 C
• None D

• 28 / 81 A
• 28 / 243 B
• 81 / 28 C
• 243 / 82 D

If n is any positive integer then n! > 2^n-1for

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If n is any positive integer ,t hen 2+4+6+......+2 n=

• 2ⁿ-1 A
• 2ⁿ+1 B
• n²+1 C
• n(n+1) D

The first three terms in the expansion of (1 + x)^-2are ______

• 1 - 2x + 3x² A
• 1 - 2x - 3x² B
• 1 + 2x + 3x² C
• -2 -2x + 3x² D

The middle term of [1/x-x]¹⁰ is

• -152 A
• -252 B
• 371 C
• -421 D

The expansion of (1 - 3x)^-1is valid if

• | x | < 1 A
• | x | < 3 B
• | x | < 1/3 C
• None of these D

The 8th term of (1+2x) ^-1/2is

• -221/16 x⁷ A
• -225/18 x⁷ B
• -407/9 x³ C
• -429/16 x⁷ D

1+3x+6x2 +10x3 +....=

• (1+x)-3 A
• (1-x)-2 B
• (1-x)-3 C
• (1+x)-2 D