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If (1+x+x2 )25 = a0+a1 x+a2 x2+ .............a50 x50, then the value of  a0+a2+a4+ .........+a50  is 
MathematicsBinomial TheoremJEE Main
Options:
  • A odd and of the form 3n
  • B odd and of the form ( 3n1 )
  • C odd and of the form ( 3n+1 )
  • D even
Solution:
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The correct answer is: even

Putting  x=1 , we get,  

3 25 = a 0 + a 1 + a 2 +.....+ a 50    ....(1)

Putting  x=1 , we get,    

1= a 0 a 1 + a 2 +........+ a 50    ...(2)

adding equation (1) & (2), we get,

a 0 + a 2 ++ a 50 = 3 25 +1 2 = ( 1+2 ) 25 +1 2

a 0 + a 2 + a 4 +.....+ a 50 = ( 25 C 0 + 25 C 1 ·2+  25 C 2 · 2 2 ++  25 C 25 · 2 25 )+1 2 = 2[ 1+ 25 C 1 +  25 C 2 ·2++  25 C 25 · 2 24 ] 2

a 0 + a 2 + a 4 +......+ a 50 =2[ 13+ 25 C 2 +......+ 25 C 25 .2 23 ]

a 0 + a 2 + a 4 +......+ a 50 =2K even

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