JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Jamia Millia Islamia Solved Paper-2007

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        The coefficient of the middle term in the binomial expansion in powers of\[x\]of\[{{(1+ax)}^{4}}\] and of\[{{(1-ax)}^{6}}\]is the same, if a equals:

    A)  \[-\frac{5}{3}\]                                

    B)  \[\frac{10}{3}\]

    C)  \[-\frac{3}{10}\]                              

    D)  \[\frac{3}{5}\]                 The coefficient of\[x\]in the middle term of expansion of\[{{(1+\alpha x)}^{4}}{{=}^{4}}{{C}_{2}}.{{\alpha }^{2}}\] The coefficient of x in the middle term of the expansion of\[{{(1-\alpha x)}^{6}}{{=}^{6}}{{C}_{3}}{{(-\alpha )}^{3}}\] According to question, \[^{4}{{C}_{2}}{{\alpha }^{2}}{{=}^{6}}{{C}_{3}}{{(-\alpha )}^{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{4!}{2!2!}{{\alpha }^{2}}=-\frac{6!}{3!3!}{{\alpha }^{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[6{{\alpha }^{2}}=-20{{\alpha }^{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\alpha =-\frac{6}{20}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\alpha =-\frac{3}{10}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    The coefficient of\[x\]in the middle term of expansion of\[{{(1+\alpha x)}^{4}}{{=}^{4}}{{C}_{2}}.{{\alpha }^{2}}\] The coefficient of x in the middle term of the expansion of\[{{(1-\alpha x)}^{6}}{{=}^{6}}{{C}_{3}}{{(-\alpha )}^{3}}\] According to question, \[^{4}{{C}_{2}}{{\alpha }^{2}}{{=}^{6}}{{C}_{3}}{{(-\alpha )}^{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{4!}{2!2!}{{\alpha }^{2}}=-\frac{6!}{3!3!}{{\alpha }^{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[6{{\alpha }^{2}}=-20{{\alpha }^{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\alpha =-\frac{6}{20}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\alpha =-\frac{3}{10}\]


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