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Question Number 63832 by gunawan last updated on 10/Jul/19
The largest coefficient in the expansion  of (1+x)^(24)  is
$$\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{largest}\:\mathrm{coefficient}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{expansion} \\ $$$$\mathrm{of}\:\left(\mathrm{1}+{x}\right)^{\mathrm{24}} \:\mathrm{is} \\ $$
Commented by kaivan.ahmadi last updated on 10/Jul/19
you are right  13th term is max  since 24 is even ((24)/2)+1=13 term has max coff
$${you}\:{are}\:{right} \\ $$$$\mathrm{13}{th}\:{term}\:{is}\:{max} \\ $$$${since}\:\mathrm{24}\:{is}\:{even}\:\frac{\mathrm{24}}{\mathrm{2}}+\mathrm{1}=\mathrm{13}\:{term}\:{has}\:{max}\:{coff} \\ $$
Commented by Tony Lin last updated on 10/Jul/19
C_(12) ^(24) =((24!)/(12!12!))=2704156
$${C}_{\mathrm{12}} ^{\mathrm{24}} =\frac{\mathrm{24}!}{\mathrm{12}!\mathrm{12}!}=\mathrm{2704156} \\ $$
Commented by kaivan.ahmadi last updated on 10/Jul/19
12th term has the largest coefficient    (((24)),((11)) )
$$\mathrm{12}{th}\:{term}\:{has}\:{the}\:{largest}\:{coefficient}\: \\ $$$$\begin{pmatrix}{\mathrm{24}}\\{\mathrm{11}}\end{pmatrix} \\ $$
Commented by Tony Lin last updated on 10/Jul/19
C_(11) ^(24) =2496144<C_(12) ^(24) =2704156
$${C}_{\mathrm{11}} ^{\mathrm{24}} =\mathrm{2496144}<{C}_{\mathrm{12}} ^{\mathrm{24}} =\mathrm{2704156} \\ $$
Commented by mr W last updated on 10/Jul/19
max. of C_r ^n  is when r is as close to (n/2)  as possible.  if n=24 ⇒r=((24)/2)=12  if n=25 ⇒r=12 or 13
$${max}.\:{of}\:{C}_{{r}} ^{{n}} \:{is}\:{when}\:{r}\:{is}\:{as}\:{close}\:{to}\:\frac{{n}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${as}\:{possible}. \\ $$$${if}\:{n}=\mathrm{24}\:\Rightarrow{r}=\frac{\mathrm{24}}{\mathrm{2}}=\mathrm{12} \\ $$$${if}\:{n}=\mathrm{25}\:\Rightarrow{r}=\mathrm{12}\:{or}\:\mathrm{13} \\ $$

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