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WBJEE · Maths · Binomial Theorem

If \(\left(1+x+x^2+x^3\right)^5=\sum_{k=0}^{15} a_k x^k\) then \(\sum_{k=0}^7(-1)^k \cdot a_{2 k}\) is equal to

  1. A \(2^5\)
  2. B \(4^5\)
  3. C 0
  4. D \(4^4\)
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(C) 0

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\begin{aligned} & \text { Hint : } \sum_{k=0}^1(-1)^k a_{2 k} \\ & =a_0-a_2+a_4-a_6+a_8 \ldots . a_{14} \\ & \left(1+x+x^2+x^3\right)^5=a_0+a_1 x+\ldots . .+a_{15} x^{15} \\ & \text { put } x=i \\ & \left(1+i+i^2+i^3\right)^5=a_0+a_1 i+a_2 i^2+\ldots .+a_{15} i^{15}…