JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 26 May 2012)

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    The middle term in the expansion of \[{{\left( 1-\frac{1}{x} \right)}^{n}}{{\left( 1-x \right)}^{n}}\] in powers of x is.   JEE Main Online Paper (Held On 26-May-2012)  

    A) \[{{-}^{2n}}{{C}_{n-1}}\]                              

    B)                        \[{{-}^{2n}}{{C}_{n}}\]

    C)                        \[^{2n}{{C}_{n-1}}\]                       

    D)                        \[^{2n}{{C}_{n}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                    Given expansion can be re-written as \[{{\left( \frac{-1}{x} \right)}^{n}}.{{(1-x)}^{n}}={{(-1)}^{n}}{{x}^{-n}}{{(1-x)}^{2n}}\] Total number of terms will be 2n + 1 which is odd (\[\because 2n\]is playas even) \[\therefore \]Middle term \[=\frac{2n+1+1}{2}=(n+1)th\] Now, \[{{T}_{r+1}}{{=}^{n}}{{C}_{r}}{{(1)}^{r}}{{x}^{n-r}}\] So,\[\frac{^{2n}{{C}_{n}}.{{x}^{2n-n}}}{{{x}^{n}}.{{(-1)}^{n}}}{{=}^{2n}}{{C}_{n}}.{{(-1)}^{n}}\] Middle term is an odd term. So, n + 1 will be odd. So, n will be even. \[\therefore \]Required answer is \[^{2n}{{C}_{n}}.\]


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