The sum of the coefficients of the first 50 terms in the binomial expansion of (1-x)100, is equal to [2023]
(2)
(1-x)100=C0100-C1100x+C2100x2-C3100x3+…+C100100x100
or (1-x)100=C0-C1x+C2x2-C3x3+…+C100x100
If x = 1, then
0=C0-C1+C2-C3+…-C99+C100
⇒0=2(C0-C1+C2-…-C49)+C50
⇒C0-C1+C2-…-C49=-C502=-12100!50! 50!=-99!50! 49!
⇒C0-C1+C2-…-C49=-C4999