If for some positive integer nthe coefficients of three consecutive terms in the binomial expansion of (1+x)n+5are in the ratio 5: 10; 14,. then the largest coefficient- in the expansion is
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a
330
b
252
c
792
d
462
answer is D.
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Let three consecutive terms be Tr,Tr+1 and Tr+2 Their coefficients are n+5Cr−1,n+5Cr and n+5Cr+1 .It is given that n+5Cr−1:n+5Cr:n+5Cr+1=5:10:14 n+5Cr n+5Cr−1=105 and n+5Cr+1 n+5Cr=1410⇒n+5−r+1r=2 and n+5−rr+1=75 ∵nrnr−1=n−r+1r⇒n−r+6=2r and 5(n−r+5)=7r+7⇒n−3r+6=0 and 5n−12r+18=0⇒n=6,r=4 Thus, the coefficients in the binomial expansion of (1+x)11 are 11C0,11C1,…,11C11.The greatest coefficient is 11C5=11C6=462