The value of 21 C 1 - 10 C 1 + 21 C 2 - 10 C 2 + 21 C 3 - 10 C 3 + 21 C 4 - 10 C 4 + … + 21 C 10 - 10…

The value of 21C1-10C1+21C2-10C2+21C3-10C3+21C4-10C4++21C10-10C10 is
  1. 221-211
  2. 221-210
  3. 220-29
  4. 220-210

Solution

We have,

21C1-10C1+21C2-10C2+21C3-10C3+21C4-10C4++21C10-10C10 

=21C1+ 21C2+ 21C3++ 21C10-10C1+10C2+10C3++10C10 

=1221C1+21C2+21C3++21C10+21C11++21C20-210-1

=12221-2-210-1

=220-1-210+1

=220-210.

Asked in: JEE Main 2017 (02 Apr)

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