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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 7. binomial theoram

Let \(\left( a + bx + cx ^2\right)^{10}=\sum \limits_{ i =0}^{20} p _{ i } x ^{ i }, a , b , c \in N\). If \(p _1=20\) and \(p _2=210\), then \(2( a + b + c )\) is equal to

  1. A \(8\)
  2. B \(12\)
  3. C \(15\)
  4. D \(6\)
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(B) \(12\)

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\(\left(a+b x+c x^2\right)^{10}=\sum_{i=0}^{20} p_i x^i\) Coefficient of \(x^1=20\) \(20=\frac{10 !}{9 ! 1 !} \times a^9 \times b^1\) \(a^9 . b =2\) \(a=1, b=2\) Coefficient of \(x ^2=210\) \(210=\frac{10 !}{9 ! 1 !} \times a^9 \times c^1+\frac{10 !}{8 ! 2 !} \times a^8 b^2\)…