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[JEE Advanced 1994] if the coefficients of the 2nd 3rd and 4th terms of 1 x n

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If the coefficients of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th terms of $(1+x)^n$ are in A.P., then $n=$ ____

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Answer: $n=7$.

$2\binom n2=\binom n1+\binom n3\Rightarrow n^2-9n+14=0\Rightarrow n=7$ (rejecting the trivial $n=2$).

JEE Advanced 1994 · Binomial Theorem — verified solution by the Vidaara Team.

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