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1dnl MIF Pascal's triangle

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the value of 15 choose 5 ?

a)

1,365

b)

3,303

c)

4,368

d)

6,006

e)

5,235

2.

What is the binomial expansion of (x + 1)8 ?

a)

x8 + 1

b)

x8 + 8x7 + 16x6 + 24x5 + 32x4 + 24x3 + 16x2 + 8x + 1

c)

x8 + 7x7 + 21x6 + 35x5 + 35x4 + 21x3 + 7x2 + 1

d)

x8 + 8x7 + 28x6 + 56x5 + 70x4 + 56x3 + 28x2 + 8x + 1

e)

x8 + 8x7 + 28x6 + 70x4 + 56x3 + 28x2 + 8x + 1

3.

If the top row of Pascal's Triangle is row 0, then what is the sum of the numbers in the eighth row?

a)

255

b)

256

c)

257

d)

260

e)

264

4.

The diagram shows how the numbers of the Fibonacci sequence can be obtained from the numbers in Pascal's Triangle.


Following the same pattern, which numbers of Pascal's triangle can be added together to give the next number of the Fibonacci sequence?

a)

34 = 1 + 8 + 15 + 9 + 1

b)

34 = 1 + 7 + 10 + 10 + 5 + 1

c)

34 = 1 + 2 + 15 + 15 + 1

d)

34 = 1 + 7 + 15 + 10 + 1

5.

What is row 17, term 5 in Pascal's triangle?

a)

2,380

b)

4,368

c)

6,188

d)

12,376

e)

5,284

6.

What is the Binomial expansion of (x + 1)5 ?

a)

x5 + 5x4 + 10x3 + 10x2 + 5x + 1

b)

x5 + 5x4 + 15x3 + 15x2 + 5x + 1

c)

x5 + 6x4 + 15x3 + 15x2 + 6x + 1

d)

x5 + 1

7.

What is the Binomial expansion of (a − b)7 ?

a)

a7 − b7

b)

a7 + 7a6b + 21a5b2 + 35a4b3 + 35a3b4 + 21a2b5 + 7ab6 + b7

c)

a7 + 7a6b − 21a5b2 + 35a4b3 − 35a3b4 + 21a2b5 − 7ab6 + b7

d)

a7 − 7a6b + 21a5b2 − 35a4b3 + 35a3b4 − 21a2b5 + 7ab6 − b7

8.

The Pascal's Triangle is named after

a)

Mary Pascal

b)

Blain Pascal

c)

Blaise Pascal

d)

Joshua Pascal

e)

Pascal Pascal

9.

Which row of the Pascal's Triangle is the number 6 first found in?

a)

3rd

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

6th

e)

2nd

10.

How many terms are the in the expansion of (1+b)5

a)

5

b)

6

c)

25

d)

50

e)

3

11.

How is the binomial expansion of (1+b)n different from (1-b)n ?

a)

They have a different number of terms.

b)

Their coefficients have alternate + and - signs.

c)

They have different degrees.

d)

There is no difference

12.

After expanding (1+b)7, what will be the degree?

a)

49

b)

7

c)

3.5

d)

10

e)

1

13.

When the index is 3, how many terms will there be?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

e)

6

14.

What number can always be found at the left side of the triangle?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

4

15.

Use the Pascal's Triangle to find the first two terms in the expansion (1+b)7

a)

1 & 7b

b)

1 & 7b²

c)

3 & 4

d)

1 & 2

e)

1 & b7

16.

Who first discovered Pascal's triangle?

a)

Blaise Pascal

b)

An unknown Chinese mathematician

c)

An unknown European mathematician

d)

We actually don't know who discovered this triangle.

e)

Chu Shi-Chien

17.

How many ways can you get to the 6 in the triangle below, starting with the '1' at the top?

a)

Just one

b)

At least six

c)

At most five

d)

No more than four

e)

Exactly three