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JEE Main 30 January 2024, Shift 2, Maths Q5

Question 5 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 5 of 30, Section A. NTA dropped this question from the final key; it is left out of every count on this site.

Suppose

2 - p

p

2 - \alpha

\alpha

are the coefficients of four consecutive terms in the expansion of

(1+x)^n

. Then the value of

p^2 - \alpha^2 + 6\alpha + 2p

equals

(1) $6$
(2) $4$
(3) $8$
(4) $10$

Official answer

Dropped by NTA (marks given to all)

NTA final key.

Chapter: Binomial Theorem
Topic: Binomial Coefficients
Idea tested: No close match in our taxonomy

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