JEE Main202124 Feb 2021Evening ShiftMathematicsBinomial TheoremActual
If n ⩾ 2 is a positive integer, then the sum of the series C 2 n + 1 + 2 C 2 2 + C 2 3 + C 2 4 + … + C 2 n is
Options
- An n - 1 2 n + 1 6
- Bn n + 1 2 n + 1 6
- Cn n + 1 2 n + 2 12
- Dn 2 n + 1 3 n + 1 6
Correct answer
B. n n + 1 2 n + 1 6
Step-by-step solution
C 2 n + 1 + 2 C 2 2 + C 2 3 + C 2 4 + … + C 2 n C 2 n + 1 + 2 C 3 3 + C 2 3 + C 2 4 + … + C 2 n use C r + 1 n + C r n = C r n + 1 = C 2 n + 1 + 2 C 3 4 + C 2 4 + C 3 5 + … + C 2 n = C 2 n + 1 + 2 C 3 5 + C 2 5 + … + C 2 n = C 2 n + 1 + 2 C 3 n + C 2 n = C 2 n + 1 + 2 · C 3 n + 1 = n + 1 n 2 + 2 · n + 1 n n - 1 2 . 3 = n n + 1 2 n + 1 6