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If the expansion in powers of x of the function 1 (1-a x)(1-b x) is a_0+a_1 x+a_2 x^2+a_3 x^3+…, then a_n is

JEE Main 2006 — Mathematics Algebra

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If the expansion in powers of xxx of the function 1(1−ax)(1−bx)\frac{1}{(1-a x)(1-b x)}(1−ax)(1−bx)1​ is a0+a1x+a2x2+a3x3+…a_0+a_1 x+a_2 x^2+a_3 x^3+\ldotsa0​+a1​x+a2​x2+a3​x3+…, then ana_nan​ is

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Held on 30 Apr 2006 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    bn−anb−a\frac{b^n-a^n}{b-a}b−abn−an​

  2. B

    an−bnb−a\frac{a^n-b^n}{b-a}b−aan−bn​

  3. C

    an+1−bn+1b−a\frac{a^{n+1}-b^{n+1}}{b-a}b−aan+1−bn+1​

  4. D

    bn+1−an+1b−a\frac{b^{n+1}-a^{n+1}}{b-a}b−abn+1−an+1​

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