If the sum of all the coefficients of $\left(\alpha x^2-2 x+1\right)^{2019}$ is equal to the sum of all the…

If the sum of all the coefficients of $\left(\alpha x^2-2 x+1\right)^{2019}$ is equal to the sum of all the coefficients of $(x-\alpha y)^{2019}$, then $\alpha=$
  1. -1
  2. 0
  3. 1
  4. 2

Solution

The sum of the coefficient of $\left(\alpha x^2-2 x+1\right)^{2019}$ is $(\alpha-1)^{2019}$. (On putting $\chi=1$ ) and similarly the sum of the coefficients of $(x-\alpha y)^{2019}$ is $(1-\alpha)^{2019}$ (on putting $x=y=1$ ) Now according to the question, $ \begin{aligned} & (\alpha-1)^{2019}=(1-\alpha)^{2019} \\ & \Rightarrow \alpha-1=1-\alpha \Rightarrow \alpha=1 \end{aligned} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (22 Sep Shift 1)

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