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Standard VIII
Mathematics
Division of an Expression by a Monomial
In the expans...
Question
In the expansion of
(
a
−
b
)
n
,
n
≥
5
, the sum of the
5
t
h
and
6
t
h
terms is zero. Then
a
b
equals:
A
n
−
4
5
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n
−
5
6
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5
n
−
4
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6
n
−
5
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Solution
The correct option is
A
n
−
4
5
The genral term of it can be written as
T
r
+
1
=
n
C
r
.
a
n
−
r
.
b
r
.
(
−
1
)
r
T
5
=
T
4
+
1
=
n
C
4
.
a
n
−
4
.
b
4
T
6
=
T
5
+
1
=
−
n
C
5
.
a
n
−
5
.
b
5
As sum of
5
t
h
and
6
t
h
term is
0
.
⇒
T
5
+
T
6
=
0
⇒
n
C
4
.
a
n
−
4
.
b
4
=
n
C
5
.
a
n
−
5
.
b
5
⇒
a
n
−
4
.
b
5
a
n
−
5
.
b
5
=
n
C
5
n
C
4
⇒
a
b
=
n
!
.
(
n
−
4
)
!
.4
!
n
!
.
(
n
−
5
)
!
.5
!
⇒
a
b
=
(
n
−
4
)
5
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