If the coefficient of ${x^7}$ in ${\left( {a{x^2} + {1 \over {2bx}}} \right)^{11}}$ and ${x^{ - 7}}$ in ${\left( {ax - {1 \over {3b{x^2}}}} \right)^{11}}$ are equal, then :
Solution
General term of $\left(a x^2+\frac{1}{2 b x}\right)^{11}$ is
<br/><br/>$$
T_{r+1}={ }^{11} C_r\left(a x^2\right)^{11-r}\left(\frac{1}{2 b x}\right)^r={ }^{11} C_r(a)^{11-r}\left(\frac{1}{2 b}\right)^r x^{22-3 r}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{array}{rlrl}
&\text { Now, } 22-3 r =7 \\\\
&\Rightarrow 15 =3 r \\\\
&\Rightarrow r =5
\end{array}
$$
<br/><br/>and general term of $\left(a x-\frac{1}{3 b x^2}\right)^{11}$ is
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
T_{r+1} & ={ }^{11} C_r(a x)^{11-r}\left(-\frac{1}{3 b x^2}\right)^r \\\\
& ={ }^{11} C_r a^{11-r}\left(-\frac{1}{3 b}\right)^r x^{11-3 r}
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>Now, $11-3 r=-7$
<br/><br/>$\Rightarrow 18=3 r \Rightarrow r=6$
<br/><br/>$\begin{aligned} & \text { Since, coefficient of } x^7 \text { in }\left(a x^2+\frac{1}{2 b x}\right)^{11} \\\\ & =\text { Coefficient of } x^{-7} \text { in }\left(a x-\frac{1}{3 b x^2}\right)^{11} \\\\ & \Rightarrow{ }^{11} C_5(a)^6\left(\frac{1}{2 b}\right)^5={ }^{11} C_6(a)^5\left(-\frac{1}{3 b}\right)^6 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \frac{a}{32 b^5}=\frac{1}{729 b^6} \Rightarrow 729 a b=32\end{aligned}$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Binomial Theorem · Topic: Binomial Expansion
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