JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2015

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    If\[{{(1-x+{{x}^{2}})}^{n}}={{a}_{0}}+{{a}_{1}}x+{{a}_{2}}{{x}^{2}}+...\]\[+{{a}_{2n}}{{x}^{2n}}\], then\[{{a}_{0}}+{{a}_{2}}+{{a}_{4}}+...+{{a}_{2n}}\]is equal

    A) \[\frac{{{3}^{n}}+1}{2}\]                              

    B) \[\frac{{{3}^{n}}-1}{2}\]

    C) \[\frac{{{3}^{n-1}}+1}{2}\]                          

    D) \[\frac{{{3}^{n-1}}-1}{2}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    We have, \[{{a}_{0}}+{{a}_{1}}x+{{a}_{2}}{{x}^{2}}+{{a}_{3}}{{x}^{3}}+{{a}_{4}}{{x}^{4}}+...+{{a}_{2n}}{{x}^{2n}}\]                                                 \[={{(1-x+{{x}^{2}})}^{n}}\] On putting \[x=1\] and\[-1\], respectively we get \[({{a}_{0}}+{{a}_{2}}+{{a}_{4}}+...)+({{a}_{1}}+{{a}_{3}}+{{a}_{5}}+...)=1\]          ... (i) and\[({{a}_{0}}+{{a}_{2}}+{{a}_{4}}+...)\]                                 \[-({{a}_{1}}+{{a}_{3}}+{{a}_{5}}+...)={{3}^{n}}\]               ... (ii) On adding Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get \[2({{a}_{0}}+{{a}_{2}}+{{a}_{4}}+...)={{3}^{n}}+1\]                 \[{{a}_{0}}+{{a}_{2}}+{{a}_{4}}+...=\frac{{{3}^{n}}+1}{2}\]


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