Pascal Triangle

Algebra Level 2

The picture shows the first five rows of the Pascal triangle. What is the sum of numbers in the 100 t h 100{th} row?

2 99 2^{99} 2 45 2^{45} 2 89 2^{89} 2 101 2^{101} 2 100 2^{100}

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It is a geometric progression with a common ratio r = 2 r=2 . The n t h n^{th} term of a geometric progression is given by a n = a 1 r n 1 a_n=a_1 r^{n-1} . Substituting, we get

a 100 = 1 ( 2 ) 99 = 2 99 a_{100}=1(2)^{99}=\boxed{2^{99}}

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Hana Wehbi - 3 years, 3 months ago
Vilakshan Gupta
Feb 14, 2018

We observe the pattern of the sum in the first few rows.

The pattern is 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 , 1,2,4,8,16,\cdots

Therefore, we conclude that the n n th term of this series or the sum of numbers in n n th row is given by 2 n 1 2^{n-1} .

Therefore, sum of numbers in 100 100 th row will be 2 99 \boxed{2^{99}}

Thank you for sharing your solution.

Hana Wehbi - 3 years, 3 months ago

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