Let the coefficients of the middle terms in the expansion of ( 1 √6+β x)^4,(1-3β x)^2 and (1- β 2x)^6,β >0, respectively form the first three terms…
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Let the coefficients of the middle terms in the expansion of (61+βx)4,(1−3βx)2 and (1−2βx)6,β>0, respectively form the first three terms of an A.P. If d is the common difference of this A.P., then 50−β22d is equal to _____ .
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Let the coefficients of the middle terms in the expansion of (61+βx)4,(1−3βx)2 and (1−2βx)6,β>0, respectively form the first three terms of an A.P. If d is the common difference of this A.P., then 50−β22d is equal to _____ .
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Coefficients of middle terms of given expansions (61+βx)4, (1−3βx)2 and(1−2βx)6 are C24\frac{1}{6}{\beta }^{2},C12(-3\beta )&C36{(\frac{-\beta }{2})}^{3} respectively,
Now it is given that middle terms are forming an A.P
So, 2C12(−3β)=C36(2−β)3+C2461β2
⇒2.2(−3β)=β2−25β3
⇒−24=2β−5β2
⇒5β2−2β−24=0
⇒5β2−12β+10β−24=0
⇒β(5β−12)+2(5β−12)=0
⇒(β+2)(5β−12)=0
So, β=512 and β=−2 {which is not possible as β>0}
Now d=C12(−3β)−C2461β2=−6β−β2
Now putting the value of \beta &d in 50−β22d we get,
50−β22d=50−2β2(−6β−β2)=50+β12+2=57
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