Question
Question: No. of terms in the expansion of (1 + x)<sup>101</sup> (1 + x<sup>2</sup> – x)<sup>100</sup> is...
No. of terms in the expansion of (1 + x)101 (1 + x2 – x)100 is
A
302
B
301
C
202
D
101
Answer
202
Explanation
Solution
(1 + x) {(1 + x) (1 + x2 – x)}100
101terms=(1+x)(1+x3)100
Æ
two type terms = Power of x 3k type & power of x (3k + 1) type = 101 + 101 = 202 terms