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General Term of Binomial Expansion

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Coefficient of $x^{16}$ in $(1 + x + x^{2}) (1 - x)^{15}$

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16

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-14

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14

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-16

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Solution

The correct option is C 14
$(1 + x + x^{2}) (1 - x)^{15}$
$= (1 + x + x^{2}) (1 - 15 x +^{15} C_{2} x^{2} -^{15} C_{3} x^{3} . . . -^{15} C_{15} x^{15})$
Hence coefficient of $x^{16}$ will be.
$-^{15} C_{15} x . x^{15} +^{15} C_{14} x^{2} . x^{14}$
Hence coefficient will be.
$= - 1 + 15$
$= 14$

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