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The coefficient of x4 in x2-3x210 is
(a) 405256

(b) 504259

(c) 450263

(d) none of these

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(a) 405256

Suppose x4 occurs at the (r+1)th term in the given expansion.Then, we haveTr+1=Cr10(x2)10-r -32x2r =(-1)r Cr10 3r210-rx10-r-2rFor this term to contain x4, we must have:10-3r=4r=2Required coefficient = C210 3228=10×9×92×28=405256

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