The sum of all those terms which are rational numbers in the expansion of 2 1 3 + 3 1 4 12 is:

The sum of all those terms which are rational numbers in the expansion of 213+31412 is:
  1. 89
  2. 27
  3. 35
  4. 43

Solution

rth term in the expansion of 213+31412 is 

Tr+1=Cr122r3·312-r4

Since, Tr+1 will be rational number, when r = 0,3,6,9,12 and r = 0,4,8,12 

r=0,12 for rational term of the expansion

Therefore, T1+T13=1×33+1×24×1

=27+16

=43.

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (25 Jul Shift 2)

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