If $|x| < \frac{1}{2}$, then the coefficient of $x^r$ in the expansion of $\frac{1+2 x}{(1-2 x)^2}$, is

If $|x| < \frac{1}{2}$, then the coefficient of $x^r$ in the expansion of $\frac{1+2 x}{(1-2 x)^2}$, is
  1. $r 2^r$
  2. $(2 r-1) 2^r$
  3. $r 2^{2 r+1}$
  4. $(2 r+1) 2^r$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & \frac{1+2 x}{(1-2 x)^2}=(1+2 x)(1-2 x)^{-2} \\ &=(1+2 x)\left(1+\frac{2}{1 !}(2 x)+\frac{23}{2 !}+\ldots+\frac{23 \ldots r}{(r-1) !}(2 x)^{r-1}\right. \\ &\left.+\frac{2 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 \ldots(r+1)(2 x)^r}{r !}\right) \end{aligned}$ The coefficient of $x^r$ $\begin{aligned} & =2 \frac{r !}{(r-1) !} 2^{r-1}+\frac{(r+1) !}{r !} 2^r \\ & =r 2^r+(r+1) 2^r=2^r(2 r+1) \end{aligned}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2005

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