JEE MainMathematicsBinomial TheoremMCQ+4 / −1
Let > 0, > 0 be such that 3 + 2 = 4. If the maximum value of the term independent of x in the binomial expansion of is 10k, then k is equal to :
- A176
- B336
- C352
- D84
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Correct answer: B
- General term of the expansion
For the general term is So,
- Find the term independent of
For the constant term, exponent of must be zero: Multiply by :
Hence the constant term is
- Use the given condition
Given Let Then and the constant term becomes So we need to maximize subject to
- Maximize
Since it is enough to maximize subject to .
By AM-GM, with equality when Therefore, Hence the maximum constant term is
Given this maximum is ,
- Check options
Thus the correct option is: which is Option B.
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