BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2006

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    The coefficient of\[{{x}^{2}}\] in the binomial expansion of \[{{\left( \frac{1}{3}{{x}^{1/2}}+{{x}^{-1/4}} \right)}^{10}}\]is:

    A)  \[\frac{70}{243}\]           

    B)         \[\frac{60}{423}\]           

    C)         \[\frac{50}{13}\]                             

    D)         none of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The general term in the expansion of \[{{\left( \frac{1}{3}{{x}^{1/2}}+{{x}^{-1/4}} \right)}^{10}}\]is \[{{T}_{r+1}}={{\,}^{10}}{{C}_{r}}{{\left( \frac{1}{3}{{x}^{1/2}} \right)}^{10-r}}{{({{x}^{-1/4}})}^{r}}\] \[={{\,}^{10}}{{C}_{r}}\frac{1}{{{30}^{10-r}}}{{x}^{5-r/2}}{{x}^{-r/4}}\] \[={{\,}^{10}}{{C}_{r}}\frac{1}{{{30}^{10-r}}}{{x}^{5-3r/4}}\] For coefficient of \[{{x}^{2}},\]we take                                 \[5-\frac{3r}{4}=2\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]               \[3=\frac{3r}{4}\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]               \[r=4\] \[\therefore \] Coefficient of \[{{x}^{2}}={{\,}^{10}}{{C}_{4}}\frac{1}{{{3}^{10-4}}}\]                                 \[=\frac{210}{729}\]                                 \[=\frac{70}{243}\]


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