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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
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Options:
  • A 1240
  • B 120
  • C 124
  • D 140
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 120
Hint:
$S_{n}=\sum_{r=1}^{15} r \frac{{ }^{15} C_{r}}{{ }^{15} c_{r-1}}=\sum_{r=1}^{15}(15-r+1)=16 \times 15-\frac{15 \times 16}{2}=120$

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