KVPY Sample Paper KVPY Stream-SX Model Paper-7

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    \[If{{\sum\limits_{i\,=\,1}^{20}{\left( \frac{{}^{20}{{C}_{i-1}}}{{}^{20}{{C}_{i}}+{}^{20}{{C}_{i\,-1}}} \right)}}^{3}}=\frac{k}{21},\]then k equals:

    A) 400                              

    B)  50

    C) 200                              

    D) 100

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[\sum\limits_{i=1}^{20}{{{\left( \frac{^{20}{{C}_{I-1}}}{^{20}{{C}_{I}}{{+}^{20}}{{C}_{I-1}}} \right)}^{3}}}\] Now \[\left( \frac{{}^{20}{{C}_{I-1}}}{{}^{20}{{C}_{I-1}}+{}^{20}{{C}_{I-1}}} \right)=\frac{{}^{20}{{C}_{I-1}}}{{}^{21}{{C}_{I}}}=\frac{I}{21}\]
    Let given sum be S, so
                \[S=\sum\limits_{I=1}^{20}{\frac{{{(i)}^{3}}}{{{21}^{3}}}=\frac{1}{{{(21)}^{3}}}{{\left( \frac{20.21}{2} \right)}^{2}}}=\frac{100}{21}\]
    Given \[S=\frac{k}{21}\]\[\Rightarrow \]k =100.


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