Question Id : 17980 |
Context : JEE Main 2026 (22 January Evening Shift)
Let $C_r$ denote the coefficient of $x^r$ in the binomial expansion of $(1+x)^n$, $n\in \mathbb N$, $0\le r\le n$. If $P_n=C_0-C_1+\dfrac{2^2}{3}C_2-\dfrac{2^3}{4}C_3+\cdots+\dfrac{(-2)^n}{n+1}C_n$, then the value of $\sum_{n=1}^{25}\dfrac{1}{P_{2n}}$ equals.
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We have $P_n=\sum_{r=0}^{n}\dfrac{(-2)^r}{r+1}C_r$. Using $\sum_{r=0}^{n} C_r\dfrac{a^{r+1}}{r+1}=\dfrac{(1+a)^{n+1}-1}{n+1}$ with $a=-2$, we get $P_n=-\dfrac12\cdot\dfrac{(-1)^{n+1}-1}{n+1}$. For even $n=2m$, $(-1)^{2m+1}=-1$, so $P_{2m}=\dfrac{1}{2m+1}$. Therefore $\dfrac{1}{P_{2n}}=2n+1$. Hence $\sum_{n=1}^{25}\dfrac{1}{P_{2n}}=\sum_{n=1}^{25}(2n+1)=2\cdot\dfrac{25\cdot26}{2}+25=650+25=675$.