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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is the sollution incorrect

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it should be nC3 and nC4 right ?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

you're right! the solution has incorrect start

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah too many mistakes are there in the textbook lol

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

binomial expansions always starts at index 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

so fourth term coefficent would be \(\binom{n}{3}\) and fifth term coefficent would be \(\binom{n}{4}\)

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

the solution has a mistake in the start but the method looks correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got the answer , it is easy , but not there in options , the options are also incorrect

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah method is correct

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

yeah most likely a careless mistake from author

OpenStudy (anonymous):

report it , to fix it next year

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

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