JEE MainMathematicsBinomial TheoremMCQ+4 / −1
If the ratio of the fifth term from the beginning to the fifth term from the end in the expansion of is , then the third term from the beginning is :
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: B
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Let Then the expansion is
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The general term from the beginning is
So the fifth term from the beginning is
- The fifth term from the end of a binomial expansion is the same as the term number but more directly, it is
Thus, \frac{T_5}{\text{5th term from end}}=rac{\binom{n}{4}a^{n-4}b^4}{\binom{n}{4}a^4b^{n-4}}=a^{n-8}b^{8-n}=\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)^{n-8}.
- Now Hence
Given this ratio is , i.e. So, which gives
- Now find the third term from the beginning in
The third term is Compute each part: Therefore,
- Therefore the third term from the beginning is So the correct option is B.
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