Theory Of Equations Ques 40

  1. The coefficient of $x^{99}$ in the polynomial $(x-1)(x-2) \ldots(x-100)$ is….

(1982, 2M)

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 40.(-5050)

Solution:

  1. The coefficient of $x^{99}$ in $(x-1)(x-2) \ldots(x-100)$

$ \begin{aligned} & =-(1+2+3+\ldots+100) \\ & =-\frac{100}{2}(1+100)=-50(101)=-5050 \end{aligned} $



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