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Series Involving Binomial Coefficients - Practice Questions & MCQ

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In the expansion of (1+x)^5 the sum of the coefficient of the terms is

In the expansion of (1+x)^n  the sum of coefficients of odd powers of x is

If \\(1+x)^n=C_0+C_1 x+C_2 x^2+\ldots+C_n x^nso, then the value of C_0+C_2+C_4+C_6+\ldots

In the expansion of (1+x)^{50}, the sum of the coefficient of odd powers of x is

In the expansion of (1+x)^5, the sum of the coefficient of the terms is.

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Series Involving Binomial Coefficients

1. Sum of Binomial Coefficients 

\\C_{0}+\mathrm{C}_{1}+C_{2}+C_{3}+\ldots \ldots+C_{n}=2^{n}\\\text{or}\;\;\;\sum_{r=0}^{n} {^n} C_{r}=2^{n}
 

2. Sum of Binomial coefficients with alternate sign

\\C_{0}-\mathrm{C}_{1}+C_{2}-C_{3}+\ldots \ldots .+(-1)^{n} C_{n}=0\\\text{or}\;\;\;\sum_{r=0}^{n}(-1)^{r}\ ^{n} C_{r}=0

 

3. Sum of the Binomial coefficients of the odd terms & Sum of the Binomial coefficients of the even terms 

Adding the above two series we get,

\\2\cdot{(\mathrm{C}_{0}+\mathrm{C}_{2}+\mathrm{C}_{4}+\ldots \ldots)}=2^n\\\mathrm{C}_{0}+\mathrm{C}_{2}+\mathrm{C}_{4}+\ldots \ldots=2^{n-1}

Similarly, on subtracting we get,

\mathrm{C_{1}+C_{3}+C_5\ldots \ldots .}=2^{n-1}

Hence, the sum of the binomial coefficients of the odd terms = Sum of the binomial coefficients of the even terms 

I.e. \mathrm{C_{1}+C_{3}+C_5\ldots \ldots .=C_{0}+C_{2}+C_4+\ldots \ldots=2^{n-1}}

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