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Published on: August 23, 2026
Let for the 
term in the binomial expansion of 
, in the increasing powers of 
, to be the greatest for 
, the least value of 
is 
. If 
is the ratio of the coefficient of 
to the coefficient of 
, then 
is equal to:
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for 
is greatest of 
So, 
and 
(concept of numerically greatest term)
Here, 
and 
and 
and 
and 
So, in 
for 
i.e., in 
, here 
Ratio of coefficient of 
and coefficient of 
So, 
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