Question Number 125881 by aurpeyz last updated on 14/Dec/20
$${find}\:{the}\:{greatest}\:{coeeficient}\:{of} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{1}+\frac{{x}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)^{−\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${i}\:{have}\:{applied}\:{Q}.\mathrm{125697}\:{but}\:{i}\:{got}\:{two} \\ $$$${negative}\:{values}\:{of}\:{n}\:{after}\:{i}\:{have} \\ $$$${made}\:{k}=\mathrm{2}{n}\:{for}\:{positive}\:{coefficient}. \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${I}\:{believe}\:{it}\:{should}\:{have}\:{a}\:{greatest} \\ $$$${coeeficient}\:{since}\:\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)^{{k}} {decreases}\:{as} \\ $$$${as}\:{k}\:{increases} \\ $$$${thanks} \\ $$$${what}\:{do}\:{i}\:{do}?\: \\ $$
Commented by mr W last updated on 14/Dec/20
$${yes},\:{there}\:{is}\:{a}\:{maximum}\:\left({as}\:{well}\:{as}\right. \\ $$$$\left.{minimum}\right)\:{coefficient}. \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{1}+\frac{{x}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)^{−\mathrm{2}} =\underset{{k}=\mathrm{0}} {\overset{\infty} {\sum}}\left(−\mathrm{1}\right)^{{k}} {C}_{\mathrm{1}} ^{{k}+\mathrm{1}} \frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}^{{k}} }{x}^{{k}} \\ $$$${a}_{\mathrm{2}{n}} =\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}{n}} }{C}_{\mathrm{1}} ^{\mathrm{2}{n}+\mathrm{1}} =\frac{\mathrm{2}{n}+\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}{n}} } \\ $$$${a}_{\mathrm{2}{n}+\mathrm{1}} =−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}{n}+\mathrm{1}} }{C}_{\mathrm{1}} ^{\mathrm{2}{n}+\mathrm{2}} =−\frac{{n}+\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}{n}} } \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{2}{n}+\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}{n}} }>\frac{\mathrm{2}\left({n}+\mathrm{1}\right)+\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}\left({n}+\mathrm{1}\right)} } \\ $$$$\mathrm{4}\left(\mathrm{2}{n}+\mathrm{1}\right)>\mathrm{2}{n}+\mathrm{3} \\ $$$${n}>−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{6}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{n}_{{min}} =\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{a}_{\mathrm{0}} \:{is}\:{the}\:{largest}\:{coefficient} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{a}_{\mathrm{0}} =\mathrm{1} \\ $$
Commented by aurpeyz last updated on 15/Dec/20
$${wow}.\:{thats}\:{nice}.\:{thanks}\:{alot}.\: \\ $$$${i}\:{can}\:{now}\:{solve}\:{all}\:{problems}\:{on}\:{it} \\ $$