If the ratio of the fifth term from the beginning to the fifth term from the end in the expansion of $\left(\sqrt[4]{2}+\frac{1}{\sqrt[4]{3}}\right)^{\mathrm{n}}$ is $\sqrt{6}: 1$, then the third term from the beginning is :
Solution
$\mathrm{T}_{r+1}={ }^n \mathrm{C}_r x^{n-r} a^r$
<br/><br/>$$
\frac{T_5}{T_5^{\prime}}=\frac{{ }^n C_4 \times\left((2)^{\frac{1}{4}}\right)^{n-4}\left(\frac{1}{3^{1 / 4}}\right)^4}{{ }^n C_4\left(\frac{1}{3^{1 / 4}}\right)^{n-4}\left(2^{1 / 4}\right)^4}=\sqrt{6}
$$
<br/><br/>$\left[\because r\right.$th term from end in the expansion of $(x+y)^n=r$th term from beginning in the expansion of $\left.(y+x)^n\right]$
<br/><br/>$$
\Rightarrow \frac{{ }^n C_4(2)^{\frac{n-4}{4}}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^{4 / 4}}{{ }^n C_4\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^{\frac{n-4}{4}}(2)^{4 / 4}}=\frac{\sqrt{6}}{1}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
&\Rightarrow (2)^{\frac{n-8}{4}}(3)^{\frac{n-8}{4}} =6^{1 / 2} \\\\
&\Rightarrow 6^{\frac{n-8}{4}} =6^{1 / 2} \\\\
&\Rightarrow \frac{n-8}{4} =\frac{1}{2} \\\\
&\Rightarrow n-8=2 \Rightarrow n =10
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\therefore T_3={ }^{10} C_2(\sqrt[4]{2})^8\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt[4]{3}}\right)^2=45(2)^{\frac{8}{4}} \frac{1}{3^{1 / 2}}
$$
<br/><br/>$=45(4) \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}=60 \sqrt{3}$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Binomial Theorem · Topic: Binomial Expansion
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