P 1 ( x ) and P 2 ( x ) are obtained by expanding and simplifying the following algebraic expressions
Suppose the polynomialsP 1 ( 1 ) = ( 1 + x 2 − x 5 ) 2 0 0 0 P 2 ( x ) = ( 1 − x 2 + x 5 ) 2 0 0 0 .
Let C 1 and C 2 be the coefficient of x 8 0 0 in the polynomials P 1 ( x ) and P 2 ( x ) respectively. Which of the given option is true?
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Really a nice approach. However "Whereas some of the terms contributing to x 8 0 0 i n Q 2 ( x ) are negative. " is not correct in general. Here there is o n l y O N E t e r m and it is true since x a ( 2 + 5 ) is not divisible by 800 and terms with x 8 0 0 falls with n 200/2= 1 0 0 t h term, treating this as binomial in { 1 ± ( x 5 − x 2 ) } 2 0 0 0 . In general, the position of the term with respect to middle term, and divisibility of exponents of wanted term and the product of the two x terms { x 2 , x 5 } has to be seen. Nearer the term to the middle term greater is the coefficient.
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The correct way to approach this issue is to use the multinomial theorem, e.g. consider the term corresponding to ( 1 8 2 5 , 2 5 , 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 ) ( − x 2 ) 2 5 ( − x 5 ) 1 5 0 = − ( 1 8 2 5 , 2 5 , 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 ) x 8 0 0 which is negative. You can find many other negative terms similarly.
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Thank you for introducing me to the multinomial theorem. It will definitely be of great help.
To make 800 in the power of x,in the first polynomial ,we would require even number of x 5 .Since, x 2 has coefficient positive,if we assume we have multiplied the whole thing,every contribution to x 8 0 0 would be positive. But,in the second polynomial,we can have negative contribution to x 8 0 0 ( for example multiply 158 x 5 and 5 x 2 .Since the absolute value of all contribution are same for both the polynomial, C 1 > C 2
let a be the times choosing x 2 , and b the times choosing x 5 . In order to make term x to the 800, we would have the equation: 2 a + 5 b = 8 0 0
We see that b must be even, meaning that for the first equation the terms adding to the coefficient are all positive. For a , it must be divisible by 5, but can be even or odd, making the coefficient in second equation contain both positive terms and negative terms. Because both the equations have the same magnitude of terms, only differing in signs, the coefficient of x to the 800 in the first equation, added only by positive terms, must be bigger than that in the second equation, which is made of both positive and negative terms.
Thus, the answer is B
In order to form x 8 0 0 , the number of x 5 's contributing to the term would have to be even; therefore, all the x 8 0 0 terms in P 1 , e.g. ( x 2 ) 1 5 ( − x 5 ) 1 0 , would be positive. On the other hand, the number of x 2 's contributing to form x 8 0 0 would have to be a multiple of five, but because this could be an odd multiple of five, some of the x 8 0 0 terms in P 2 , e.g. ( − x 2 ) 1 5 ( x 5 ) 1 0 , would be negative. Thus C 2 would have to be greater than C 1 .
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Since we are looking for the coefficient of a term with even power (viz x 8 0 0 ) in a polynomial, its value remain unchanged if we replace x by − x in the expressions. Thus C 1 and C 2 are also the coefficients of x 8 0 0 in the polynomials Q 1 ( x ) = P 1 ( − x ) = ( 1 + x 2 + x 5 ) 2 0 0 0 , Q 2 ( x ) = P 2 ( − x ) = ( 1 − x 2 − x 5 ) 2 0 0 0 It is clear that all coefficients of the polynomial Q 1 ( x ) are positive and coefficient of x 8 0 0 is non-zero. Whereas some of the terms contributing to x 8 0 0 in Q 2 ( x ) are negative. Thus the result follows.