NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Binomial Theorem - Solutions

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Question : 27
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Find a, b and n in the expansion of (a+b)n if the first three terms of theexpansion are 729, 7290 and 30375, respectively.
Solution:  
The first three terms of the expansion (a+b)n are
n
C0an
,
n
C1an1b
,
n
C2an2b2
. Then
n
C0an
= 729 ⇒ an = 729 ... (i)
n
C0an1b
= 7290 ⇒ nan1b = 7290 ... (ii)
n
C2an2b2
= 30375
n(n1)
2
an2
b2
= 30375 ... (iii)
Multiplying (i) & (iii), we get
n(n1)
2
a2n2
b2
= 729 × 30375 ... (iv)
Squaring (ii) we get n2a2n2b2 = 7290 × 7290 ... (v)
Dividing (iv) by (v), we get
n1
2n
=
6075
2×7290
=
5
12
⇒ 6n - 6 = 5n ⇒ n = 6
Put n = 6 in (i) we get a6 = 729 ⇒ a = 3
Substitute n = 6, a = 3 in (ii), we get
6(3)5b = 7290 ⇒ b =
7290
6×(3)5
⇒ b = 5
Thus, a = 3, b = 5, n = 6.
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