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
C 0 a n ,
C 1 a n − 1 b ,
C 2 a n − 2 b 2 . Then
C 0 a n = 729 ⇒ a n = 729 ... (i)
C 0 a n − 1 b = 7290 ⇒ n a n − 1 b = 7290 ... (ii)
C 2 a n − 2 b 2 = 30375
⇒
a n − 2 b 2 = 30375 ... (iii)
Multiplying (i) & (iii), we get
a 2 n − 2 b 2 = 729 × 30375 ... (iv)
Squaring (ii) we getn 2 a 2 n − 2 b 2 = 7290 × 7290 ... (v)
Dividing (iv) by (v), we get
=
=
⇒ 6n - 6 = 5n ⇒ n = 6
Put n = 6 in (i) we geta 6 = 729 ⇒ a = 3
Substitute n = 6, a = 3 in (ii), we get
6 ( 3 ) 5 b = 7290 ⇒ b =
⇒ b = 5
Thus, a = 3, b = 5, n = 6.
⇒
Multiplying (i) & (iii), we get
Squaring (ii) we get
Dividing (iv) by (v), we get
Put n = 6 in (i) we get
Substitute n = 6, a = 3 in (ii), we get
Thus, a = 3, b = 5, n = 6.
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