JEE Main202522 Jan 2025Evening ShiftMathematicsBinomial TheoremActual
If _ r=1 ³⁰ r^2 ( ³⁰ C_r )^2 30 r-1 = 2²⁹ , then is equal to ______
Correct answer
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Step-by-step solution
aligned & _ r =1 ³⁰ r ^2 ( ³⁰ C _ r )^2 ³⁰ C _ r -1 & = _ r =1 ³⁰ r ^2 ( 31- r r ) 30! r !(30- r )! & ( ³⁰ C _ r ³⁰ C _ r -1 = 30- r +1 r = 31- r r ) aligned aligned & = _ r =1 ³⁰ (31- r ) 30! ( r -1)!(30- r )! & =30 _ r =1 ³⁰ (31- r ) 29! ( r -1)!(30- r )! & =30 _ r =1 ³⁰(30- r +1)²⁹ C _ 30- r & =30 ( _ r =1 ³⁰(31- r )²⁹ C _ 30- r + _ r =1 ³⁰ ²⁹ C _ 30- r ) & =30 (29 2²⁸+2²⁹ )=30(29+2) 2²⁸ & =15 31 2²⁹ & =465 (2²⁹ ) & =465 aligned