If 6th term in the expansion of (3/2 x/3)power n is numerically greate...
The sixth term in the expansion of (3/2 x/3)^n can be written as:
(3/2)^6 * (x/3)^6 * (n!)/(6! * (n-6)!)
This term will be numerically greatest when x=3 if the ratio (3/2)^6 * (n!)/(6! * (n-6)!) is the greatest. This ratio will be the greatest when n is the greatest.
The sum of possible integral values of n is then the sum of all the integers from 6 to the greatest possible value of n.
Since the problem does not specify the upper limit of n, it is not possible to determine the sum of possible integral values of n.
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If 6th term in the expansion of (3/2 x/3)power n is numerically greate...
To solve this problem, we need to find the sum of possible integral values of n for which the 6th term in the expansion of (3/2 x/3)^n is numerically greatest when x = 3.
Let's first understand the expansion of the given expression.
Expansion of (3/2 x/3)^n using the binomial theorem is given by:
(3/2 x/3)^n = C(n,0) (3/2)^n (x/3)^0 + C(n,1) (3/2)^(n-1) (x/3)^1 + C(n,2) (3/2)^(n-2) (x/3)^2 + ...
The kth term in the expansion is given by:
T(k) = C(n,k) (3/2)^(n-k) (x/3)^k
To find the 6th term, we set k = 5:
T(6) = C(n,5) (3/2)^(n-5) (x/3)^5
Now, we need to find the value of n for which the 6th term is numerically greatest when x = 3.
To determine this, we need to compare the coefficients of the 6th term for different values of n.
Let's consider two consecutive values of n: n and n+1.
For n, the coefficient of the 6th term is C(n,5) (3/2)^(n-5) (x/3)^5.
For n+1, the coefficient of the 6th term is C(n+1,5) (3/2)^(n+1-5) (x/3)^5.
To find the condition for the 6th term to be numerically greatest, we equate the two coefficients and solve for n:
C(n,5) (3/2)^(n-5) (x/3)^5 = C(n+1,5) (3/2)^(n+1-5) (x/3)^5
C(n,5) = C(n+1,5)
Using the formula for binomial coefficient C(n,k) = n! / (k! * (n-k)!), we can rewrite the equation as:
n! / (5! * (n-5)!) = (n+1)! / (5! * (n+1-5)!)
Simplifying the equation, we get:
n! / (5! * (n-5)!) = (n+1) * n * (n-1) * (n-2) * (n-3) / 120
Cancelling out the common terms and simplifying further, we have:
1 / (n-4) = (n+1)(n)(n-1)(n-2)(n-3) / 120
120 = (n+1)(n)(n-1)(n-2)(n-3)(n-4)
Now, we need to find the sum of possible integral values of n that satisfy this equation.
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