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Find the term in x2 and the term independent of x in the expansion of (2x + 1/x)12.

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\(\because\) General term in expansion of (x + a)n is

Tr+1 = nCr xn-rar

\(\therefore\) General term in expansion of  (2x + 1/x)12 is

Tr+1 = 12Cr (2x)n-r(1/x)r

= 12Cr 2n-r xn-r-r

12Cr 2n-r xn-2r

12Cr 212-r x12-2r---(1) (\(\because\) n = 12)

For term in x2, we have

12 - 2r = 2

⇒ 2r = 12 - 2 = 10

⇒ r = 10/2 = 5

\(\therefore\) Term in x2 in the expansion of (2x + 1/x)12 is 

T6 = 12C5212-5 x2 (from (1))

 = 12C527 x2

For constant term (term independent of x), we have

12 - 2r = 0

⇒ 2r = 12

⇒ r = 12/2 = 6

\(\therefore\) constant term (term independent of x) in the expansion of

(2x + 1/x)12 T7 = 12C6212-6x0 (From (1))

 = 12C6.26



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