Q.

If the number of integral terms in the expansion of 31/2+51/8n is exactly 33 then the least value of n is

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a

264

b

256

c

248

d

128

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

In 31/2+51/8n;Tr+1=nCr31/2nr51/8r

If Tr+1 is an integer then r is a multiple of 8 and n - r is a multiple of 2.

Number of integral terms =3333 multiple in 0,8,16,24, is 256n=256.

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