Sequence And Series Question 365

Question: In the expansion of $ (e^{x}-1),({e^{-x}}+1) $ , the coefficient of $ x^{3} $ is

Options:

A) 0

B) 1/3

C) 2/3

D) 1/6

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ (e^{x}-1)({e^{-x}}+1)=(e^{x}-1)( \frac{1+e^{x}}{e^{x}} ) $ $ =\frac{e^{2x}-1}{e^{x}}=e^{x}-{e^{-x}}=2{ x+\frac{x^{3}}{3!}+…. } $ \ The coefficient of $ x^{3}=2.\frac{1}{3!}=\frac{1}{3} $ .