JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Jamia Millia Islamia Solved Paper-2007

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        If\[{{s}_{n}}=\sum\limits_{r=0}^{n}{\frac{1}{^{n}{{C}_{r}}}}\]and\[{{t}_{n}}=\sum\limits_{r=0}^{n}{\frac{r}{^{n}{{C}_{r}}}},\]then\[\frac{{{t}_{n}}}{{{s}_{n}}}\]is equal to

    A)  \[\frac{n}{2}\]                                 

    B)  \[\frac{n}{2}-1\]

    C)  \[n-1\]                                

    D)  \[\frac{2n-1}{2}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    Given that, \[{{s}_{n}}=\sum\limits_{r=0}^{n}{\frac{1}{^{n}{{C}_{r}}}}\] \[{{s}_{n}}=\sum\limits_{r=0}^{n}{\frac{1}{^{n}{{C}_{n-r}}}}\]       \[({{\because }^{n}}{{C}_{r}}{{=}^{n}}{{C}_{n-r}})\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[n\,{{s}_{n}}=\sum\limits_{r=0}^{n}{\frac{n}{^{n}{{C}_{n-r}}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[n\,{{s}_{n}}=\sum\limits_{r=0}^{n}{\left[ \frac{n-r}{^{n}{{C}_{n-r}}}+\frac{r}{^{n}{{C}_{n-r}}} \right]}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[n\,{{s}_{n}}=\sum\limits_{r=0}^{n}{\frac{n-r}{^{n}{{C}_{n-r}}}}+\sum\limits_{r=0}^{n}{\frac{r}{^{n}{{C}_{r}}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[n\,{{s}_{n}}=\left( \frac{n}{^{n}{{C}_{n}}}+\frac{n-1}{^{n}{{C}_{n-1}}}+....+\frac{1}{^{n}{{C}_{n}}} \right)+\sum\limits_{r=0}^{n}{\frac{r}{^{n}{{C}_{r}}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[n{{s}_{n}}={{t}_{n}}+{{t}_{n}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[n{{s}_{n}}=2{{t}_{n}}\]               \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{{{t}_{n}}}{{{s}_{n}}}=\frac{n}{2}\]


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