Medium MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2020

The value of $\sum\limits_{r = 0}^{20} {{}^{50 - r}{C_6}}$ is equal to:

  1. A ${}^{50}{C_6} - {}^{30}{C_6}$
  2. B ${}^{51}{C_7} - {}^{30}{C_7}$ Correct answer
  3. C ${}^{50}{C_7} - {}^{30}{C_7}$
  4. D ${}^{51}{C_7} + {}^{30}{C_7}$

Solution

$$\sum\limits_{r = 0}^{20} {} {}^{50 - r}{C_6} = {}^{50}{C_6} + {}^{49}{C_6} + {}^{48}{C_6} + .... + {}^{30}{C_6}$$<br><br>$$ = {}^{50}{C_6} + {}^{49}{C_6} + .... + {}^{31}{C_6} + ({}^{30}{C_6} + {}^{30}{C_7}) - {}^{30}{C_7}$$<br><br>$$ = {}^{50}{C_6} + {}^{49}{C_6} + .... + ({}^{31}{C_6} + {}^{31}{C_7}) - {}^{30}{C_7}$$<br><br>$= {}^{50}{C_6} + {}^{50}{C_7} - {}^{30}{C_7}$<br><br>$= {}^{51}{C_7} - {}^{30}{C_7}$<br><br>[As ${{}^n{C_r} + {}^n{C_{r - 1}} = {}^{n + 1}{C_r}}$]

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Binomial Theorem · Topic: Binomial Expansion

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