Q.

The sum of the coefficients of the first 50 terms in the binomial expansion of (1-x)100, is equal to              [2023]

1 C50101  
2 -C4999  
3 -C50101  
4 C4999  

Ans.

(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