JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Permutations and Combinations Question Bank Definition of combinations, Conditional combinations, Division into groups, Derangements

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    \[^{n-1}{{C}_{r}}=({{k}^{2}}-3)\,.{{\,}^{n}}{{C}_{r+1}}\] if \[k\in \] [IIT Screening 2004]

    A) \[[-\sqrt{3},\,\sqrt{3}]\]

    B) \[(-\infty ,\,-2)\]

    C) \[(2,\,\infty )\]

    D) \[(\sqrt{3},\,2)\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    We have\[\frac{(n-1)\,!}{(n-r-1)\,!\,r\,!}=\frac{({{k}^{2}}-3)\,n\,!}{(n-r-1)\,!\,(r+1)\,!}\], \[0\le r\le n-1\]         \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{k}^{2}}=\frac{r+1}{n}+3,\,\frac{1}{n}\le \frac{r+1}{n}\le 1\]Þ \[{{k}^{2}}\in \left[ \frac{1}{n}+3,\,4 \right]\,,\,n\ge 2\] \[k\in \left[ -2,\,-\sqrt{\frac{1}{n}+3} \right]\cup \left[ \sqrt{\frac{1}{n}+3},\,2 \right];\,n\ge 2\].


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