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JEE Main 2023Binomial Theorem Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 1st February Evening Shift

Question

Let the sixth term in the binomial expansion of in the increasing powers of , be 21 . If the binomial coefficients of the second, third and fourth terms in the expansion are respectively the first, third and fifth terms of an A.P., then the sum of the squares of all possible values of is __________.

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Correct answer
4

Step-by-step explanation

are first, third and fifth term of





Putting value of m = 7, we get





Sum of squares of values of x = 02 + 22 = 4

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