NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020MathematicsBinomial TheoremPractice
Let C 1 ,   C 2 ,   C 3 . . . are the usual binomial coefficients where C r =   n C r . Let S = C 1 + 2 C 2 + 3 C 3 + . . . + n C n , then S is equal to
Options
- An 2 n
- B2 n - 1
- Cn 2 n - 1
- D2 n + 1
Correct answer
C. n 2 n - 1
Step-by-step solution
Let S = C 1 + 2 C 2 + 3 C 3 + … + n C n = Σ r = 1 n  r ·   n C r = Σ r = 1 n  r · n r   n - 1 C r - 1       ∵   n C r = n r   n - 1 C r - 1 = n Σ r = 1 n   n - 1 C r - 1 = n   n - 1 C 0 +   n - 1 C 1 +   n - 1 C 2 + … +   n - 1 C n - 1 = n 2 n - 1