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JEE Main 202330 JanuaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
30 January
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Binomial Theorem

JEE Main 2023 · 30 January · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Binomial Theorem

If the coefficient of x ^ 15 in the expansion of (a x ^ 3 +...

If the coefficient of x15intheexpansionof{x}^{15} in the expansion of{\left(a{x}^{3} + \dfrac{1}{bx\dfrac{1}{3}}\right)}^{15} is equal to the coefficient of x−15intheexpansionof{x}^{- 15} in the expansion of{\left(ax\dfrac{1}{3} - \dfrac{1}{b{x}^{3}}\right)}^{15},where, wherea and barepositiverealnumbers,thenforeachsuchorderedpair(a,b)are positive real numbers, then for each such ordered pair \left(a, b\right):

Options

  1. Aa=ba = b
  2. Bab=1ab = 1
  3. Ca=3ba = 3b
  4. Dab=3ab = 3

Correct answer

B. ab=1ab = 1

Step-by-step solution

(r+1)th( r + 1{)}^{th} term in the expansion of (ax3+1bx13)15{\left(a{x}^{3} + \dfrac{1}{bx\dfrac{1}{3}}\right)}^{15} is

Tr+1=Cr15(ax3)15−r(1bx1/3)r{T}_{r + 1} = Cr 15 {\left(a{x}^{3}\right)}^{15 - r}{\left(\dfrac{1}{b{x}^{1 / 3}}\right)}^{r}

⇒Tr+1=Cr15(a)15−r(x)45−10r3(1b)r⇒ {T}_{r + 1} = Cr 15 {\left(a\right)}^{15 - r}{\left(x\right)}^{45 - \dfrac{10r}{3}}{\left(\dfrac{1}{b}\right)}^{r}

For the coefficient of x15{x}^{15} in (ax3+1bx1/3)15{\left(a{x}^{3} + \dfrac{1}{b{x}^{1 / 3}}\right)}^{15}:

45−10r3=1545 - \dfrac{10r}{3} = 15

⇒30=10r3⇒ 30 = \dfrac{10r}{3}

⇒r=9⇒ r = 9

Coefficient of x15=C915a6b−9{x}^{15} = C9 15 {a}^{6}{b}^{- 9}

(r+1)th( r + 1{)}^{th} term in the expansion of (ax1/3−1bx3)15{\left(a{x}^{1 / 3} - \dfrac{1}{b{x}^{3}}\right)}^{15} is:

Tr+1=Cr15(ax1/3)15−r(−1bx3)r{T}_{r + 1} = Cr 15 {\left(a{x}^{1 / 3}\right)}^{15 - r}{\left(- \dfrac{1}{b{x}^{3}}\right)}^{r}

For the coefficient of x−15{x}^{- 15} in (ax1/3−1bx3)15{\left(a{x}^{1 / 3} - \dfrac{1}{b{x}^{3}}\right)}^{15} is:

5−r3−3r=−155 - \dfrac{r}{3} - 3r = - 15

⇒10r3=20⇒ \dfrac{10r}{3} = 20

⇒r=6⇒ r = 6

Coefficient of x−15{x}^{- 15} =C615a9×b−6= C6 15 {a}^{9} \times {b}^{- 6}

Hence,

C915a6b−9=C615a9×b−6C9 15 {a}^{6}{b}^{- 9} = C6 15 {a}^{9} \times {b}^{- 6}

⇒a9b6=a6b9⇒ \dfrac{{a}^{9}}{{b}^{6}} = \dfrac{{a}^{6}}{{b}^{9}}

⇒a3b3=1⇒ab=1⇒ {a}^{3}{b}^{3} = 1 ⇒ ab = 1

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