BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2007

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    The expression \[{{\{x+{{({{x}^{3}}-1)}^{1/2}}\}}^{5}}\]\[+\,{{\{x-{{({{x}^{3}}-1)}^{1/2}}\}}^{5}}\] is a polynomial of degree

    A)  5                            

    B)         6                            

    C)  7                            

    D)         8

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    We know that       \[{{(a+b)}^{5}}+{{(a-b)}^{5}}\]                 \[={{\,}^{5}}{{C}_{0}}{{a}^{5}}+{{\,}^{5}}{{C}_{1}}{{a}^{4}}b+{{\,}^{5}}{{C}_{2}}{{a}^{3}}{{b}^{2}}\]                 \[+{{\,}^{5}}{{C}_{3}}{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{3}}+{{\,}^{5}}{{C}_{4}}a{{b}^{4}}+{{\,}^{5}}{{C}_{5}}{{b}^{5}}\]                 \[+{{\,}^{5}}{{C}_{0}}{{a}^{5}}-{{\,}^{5}}{{C}_{1}}{{a}^{4}}b+{{\,}^{5}}{{C}_{2}}{{a}^{3}}{{b}^{2}}\]                 \[-{{\,}^{5}}{{C}_{3}}{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{3}}{{+}^{5}}{{C}_{4}}a{{b}^{4}}-{{\,}^{5}}{{C}_{5}}{{b}^{5}}\]                 \[=2[{{a}^{5}}+10{{a}^{3}}{{b}^{2}}+10a{{b}^{4}}]\] \[\therefore \]  \[{{[x+{{({{x}^{3}}-1)}^{1/2}}]}^{5}}+{{[x-{{({{x}^{3}}-1)}^{1/2}}]}^{5}}\] \[=2[{{x}^{5}}+10{{x}^{3}}({{x}^{3}}-1)+10x{{({{x}^{3}}-1)}^{2}}]\] Therefore, the given expression is a polynomial of degree 7.


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