Binomial, Eh!

Algebra Level 4

In the expansion of ( 2 x + 3 x 2 ) 6 (2-x+3x^{2})^{6}

A] The coefficient of x 5 x^{5} is -5052

B] The coefficient of x 5 x^{5} is 5052

C] Only three terms contain x 5 x^{5}

D] Only two terms contain x 5 x^{5}

E] Only four terms contain x 5 x^{5}

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B and D A and E A and C B and C Only D B and E Only B A and D

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f ( x ) = { 2 x ( 1 3 x ) } 6 . f ( 1 ) = 1 6 + 15 20 + 15 6 + 1. ( A B ) 6 = A 6 6 A 5 B + 15 A 4 B 2 20 A 3 B 3 + 15 A 2 B 4 6 A B 5 + B 6 N o t e r m u p t i l l { x ( 1 + 3 x ) } 2 w o u l d g i v e a n y x 5 t e r m . { x ( 1 + 3 x ) } 6 a l s o w o u l d n o t g i v e a n y x 5 t e r m . So there are only three terms and they add up to a - tive. So only A and C are applicable !!! f(x)=\{2 - x(1-3x) \}^6. ~~~\therefore ~f(1)=1 - 6 + 15 - 20 + 15 - 6 + 1.\\ \therefore (A - B)^6=A^6 - 6A^5*B + 15A^4*B^2 \color{#3D99F6}{ - 20*A^3*B^3 + 15*A^2*B^4 - 6*A*B^5 }+ B^6\\ No ~ term ~up ~ till~~\{x(1+3x) \}^2 ~ would ~ give ~ any ~ x^5 ~ term.\\ \{x(1+3x) \}^6 ~ also ~ would ~ not ~ give ~ any ~ x^5 ~ term.\\ \text{So there are only three terms and they add up to a - tive. So only A and C are applicable !!!}
T h e s o l u t i o n i s a s u n d e r . . 20 2 3 x 3 ( 1 9 x + 27 x 2 . . . ) + 15 2 2 x 4 ( 1 4 3 x + . . . ) 6 2 x 5 ( 1 + . . . ) = ( 4320 720 12 ) x 5 . The ~ solution ~ is ~ as ~ under. . \\ - 20*2^3*x^3*(1 - 9x ~~ \underline{+27x^2}~ - ...) +15*2^2*x^4*(1 ~~ \underline{- 4*3x} + ...) - 6*2*x^5(1 + ...)\\ =( - 4320 - 720 -12)x^5.

Amodh Makhija
Jan 23, 2016

We can use multinomial theorem to solve this question ( 2 x + 3 x 2 ) 6 (2-x+3x^2)^6 = ( 6 ! / ( a ! × b ! × c ! ) ) × ( 2 a × ( x ) b × ( 3 x 2 ) c ) \displaystyle \sum(6!/(a!×b!×c!))×(2^a×(-x)^b×(3x^2)^c) Here a+b+c=6 .We want to get the coefficient of x 5 x^5 so b+2c=5; so we will have three possibilities

  1. a=3 , b=1 , c=2
  2. a=2 , b=3 , c=1
  3. a=1 , b=5 , c=0

Hence there are three terms containing x 5 x^5 . The coefficients in each case will be

  1. -((6!/(1!×2!×3!))× 2 3 2^3 × 3 2 3^2 )= -4320

Similarly

  1. -720
  2. -12

respectively

So the sum of coefficients will be 5052 \boxed{-5052} .

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