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If b is very small as compared to the value of a, so that the cube and other higher powers of b a can be neglected in the identity1 a-b+ 1 a-2b+ 1…

JEE Main 2021 — Mathematics Algebra

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If bbb is very small as compared to the value of aaa, so that the cube and other higher powers of ba\frac{b}{a}ab​ can be neglected in the identity1a−b+1a−2b+1a−3b+….+1a−nb=αn+βn2+γn3\frac{1}{a-b}+\frac{1}{a-2b}+\frac{1}{a-3b}+\ldots .+\frac{1}{a-nb}=\alpha n+\beta {n}^{2}+\gamma {n}^{3}a−b1​+a−2b1​+a−3b1​+….+a−nb1​=αn+βn2+γn3

then the value of γ\gammaγ is :

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Held on 25 Jul 2021 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    a2+b3a3\frac{{a}^{2}+b}{3{a}^{3}}3a3a2+b​

  2. B

    a+b3a2\frac{a+b}{3{a}^{2}}3a2a+b​

  3. C

    b23a3\frac{{b}^{2}}{3{a}^{3}}3a3b2​

  4. D

    a+b23a3\frac{a+{b}^{2}}{3{a}^{3}}3a3a+b2​

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