The coefficient of $x^{50}$ in the binomial expansion of $(1+x)^{1000}+x(1+x)^{999}+x^2(1+x)^{998}+\ldots$…

The coefficient of $x^{50}$ in the binomial expansion of $(1+x)^{1000}+x(1+x)^{999}+x^2(1+x)^{998}+\ldots$ $+x^{1000}$ is:
  1. $\frac{(1000) !}{(50)(! 95 \varphi !}$
  2. $\frac{(1000) !}{(49)(! 95) !}$
  3. $\frac{(1001) !}{(51)(! 95 \phi !}$
  4. $\frac{(1001) !}{(50)(! 95) !}$

Solution

Let given expansion be $ \begin{aligned} &\mathrm{S}=(1+x)^{1000}+x(1+x)^{999}+x^2 \\ &(1+x)^{998}+\ldots+\ldots+x^{1000} \end{aligned} $ Put $1+x=t$ $ \mathrm{S}=t^{1000}+x t^{999}+x^2(t)^{998}+\ldots+x^{1000} $ This is a G.P with common ratio $\frac{x}{t}$ $ \begin{aligned} \mathrm{S} &=\frac{t^{1000}\left[1-\left(\frac{x}{t}\right)^{1001}\right]}{1-\frac{x}{t}} \\ &=\frac{(1+x)^{1000}\left[1-\left(\frac{x}{1+x}\right)^{1001}\right]}{1-\frac{x}{1+x}} \\ =& \frac{(1+x)^{1001}\left[(1+x)^{1001}-x^{1001}\right]}{(1+x)^{1001}} \end{aligned} $ $ =\left[(1+x)^{1001}-x^{1001}\right] $ Now coeff of $x^{50}$ in above expansion is equal to coeff of $x^{50}$ in $(1+x)^{1001}$ which is ${ }^{1001} C_{50}=\frac{(1001) !}{50 !(951) !}$

Asked in: JEE Main 2014 (11 Apr Online)

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