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WBJEE · Maths · Binomial Theorem

If \(\mathrm{c}_{0}, \mathrm{c}_{1}, \mathrm{c}_{2}, \ldots \ldots \mathrm{c}{15}\) are the Binomial co-efficients in the expansion of \((1+\mathrm{x})^{15}\), then the value of \(\frac{\mathrm{C}{1}}{\mathrm{c}{0}}+2 \frac{\mathrm{C}{2}}{\mathrm{c}{1}}+3 \frac{\mathrm{c}{3}}{\mathrm{c}{2}}+\ldots \ldots+15 \frac{\mathrm{c}{15}}{\mathrm{c}{14}}\) is

  1. A 1240
  2. B 120
  3. C 124
  4. D 140
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Correct Answer

(B) 120

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Detailed explanation

Hint: \(S_{n}=\sum_{r=1}^{15} r \frac{{ }^{15} C_{r}}{{ }^{15} c_{r-1}}=\sum_{r=1}^{15}(15-r+1)=16 \times 15-\frac{15 \times 16}{2}=120\)