Q.

If the coefficient of x30 in the expansion of (1+1x)6(1+x2)7(1-x3)8;x0 is α, then |α| equals ______ .     [2024]


Ans.

(678)

We have, (1+1x)6(1+x2)7(1-x3)8,x0

=(1+6x+15x2+20x3+15x4+6x5+1x6)(1+x2)7(1-x3)8

=(1+6x+15x2+20x3+15x4+6x5+1x6)×(1+7x2+21x4+35x6+35x8+21x10+7x12+x14)

1-8x3+28x6-56x9+70x12-56x15+28x18-8x21+x24

Coefficient of x30 in the expansion of (1+1x)6(1+x2)7(1-x3)8

=28×7+28×15-8×21×6-8×20×7-8×6+15×35+35+15×21+7

=196+420-1008-1120-48+525+35+315+7

=-678

    |α|=678