MCQ 1511 Mark
The number of irrational terms in the expansion of $\Big(4^{\frac{1}{5}}+7^{\frac{1}{10}}\Big)^{45}$ is:
- A$40$
- B$5$
- ✓$41$
- DNone of these.
Answer
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$41$
The general term $T_{r+1}$ in the given expansion is given by ${^\text{45}}\text{C}_{\text{r}}\Big(4^{\frac{1}{5}}\Big)^{45-\text{r}}\Big(7^{\frac{1}{10}}\Big)^{\text{r}}$
For $T_{r+1}$ to be an integer, we must have $\frac{\text{r}}{5}$ and $\frac{\text{r}}{10}$ as integers i.e. $0\leq\text{r}\leq45$
$\therefore \text{r}=0,10,20,30,40$
Hence, there are $5$ rational and $41,$
i.e. $46 - 5,$ irrational terms.
For $T_{r+1}$ to be an integer, we must have $\frac{\text{r}}{5}$ and $\frac{\text{r}}{10}$ as integers i.e. $0\leq\text{r}\leq45$
$\therefore \text{r}=0,10,20,30,40$
Hence, there are $5$ rational and $41,$
i.e. $46 - 5,$ irrational terms.