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QJEEM20Maf52f: JEE Main 2020 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM20Maf52f Solution: Let Then is equal to ______.

Let (2x2+3x+4)10=∑r=020arxr{\left( {2{x^2} + 3x + 4} \right)^{10}} = \sum\limits_{r = 0}^{20} {{a_r}{x^r}}

Then a7a13{{{a_7}} \over {{a_{13}}}} is equal to ______.

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Note : Multinomial Theorem :

The general term of (x1+x2+...+xn)n{\left( {{x_1} + {x_2} + ... + {x_n}} \right)^n} the expansion is

n!n1!n2!...nn!x1n1x2n2...xnnn{{n!} \over {{n_1}!{n_2}!...{n_n}!}}x_1^{{n_1}}x_2^{{n_2}}...x_n^{{n_n}}

where n1 + n2 + ..... + nn = n

Here, in (2x2+3x+4)10{(2{x^2} + 3x + 4)^{10}} general term is

=10!n1!n2!n3!(2x2)n1(3x)n2(4)n3= {{10!} \over {{n_1}!{n_2}!{n_3}!}}{(2{x^2})^{{n_1}}}{(3x)^{{n_2}}}{(4)^{{n_3}}}

=10!n1!n2!n3!.2n1.3n2.4n3.x2n1+n2= {{10!} \over {{n_1}!{n_2}!{n_3}!}}{.2^{{n_1}}}{.3^{{n_2}}}{.4^{{n_3}}}.{x^{2{n_1} + {n_2}}}

∴\therefore Coefficient of x2n1+n2{x^{2{n_1} + {n_2}}} is

10!n1!n2!n3!.2n1.3n2.4n3{{10!} \over {{n_1}!{n_2}!{n_3}!}}{.2^{{n_1}}}{.3^{{n_2}}}{.4^{{n_3}}}

where n1+n2+n3=10{n_1} + {n_2} + {n_3} = 10

For, Coefficient of x7 :
2n1 + n2 = 7

Possible values of n1, n2 and n3 are

n1{n_1} n2{n_2} n3{n_3}
3 1 6
2 3 5
1 5 4
0 7 3


∴\therefore Coefficient of x7

=10!3!1!6!(2)3(3)1(4)6+10!3!1!6!(2)2(3)3(4)5+10!1!5!4!(2)1(3)5(4)4+10!0!7!3!(2)0(3)7(4)3= {{10!} \over {3!1!6!}}{(2)^3}{(3)^1}{(4)^6} + {{10!} \over {3!1!6!}}{(2)^2}{(3)^3}{(4)^5} + {{10!} \over {1!5!4!}}{(2)^1}{(3)^5}{(4)^4} + {{10!} \over {0!7!3!}}{(2)^0}{(3)^7}{(4)^3}

Coefficient of x13 = a13

Here 2n1 + n2 = 13


possible values of n1, n2 and n3 are

n1{n_1} n2{n_2} n3{n_3}
6 1 3
5 3 2
4 5 1
3 7 0


∴\therefore Coefficient of x13

=10!6!1!3!(2)6(3)1(4)3+10!5!3!2!(2)5(3)3(4)2+10!4!5!1!(2)4(3)5(4)1+10!3!7!0!(2)3(3)7(4)0= {{10!} \over {6!1!3!}}{(2)^6}{(3)^1}{(4)^3} + {{10!} \over {5!3!2!}}{(2)^5}{(3)^3}{(4)^2} + {{10!} \over {4!5!1!}}{(2)^4}{(3)^5}{(4)^1} + {{10!} \over {3!7!0!}}{(2)^3}{(3)^7}{(4)^0}

∴\therefore a7a13=8{{{a_7}} \over {{a_{13}}}} = 8

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