Q78 / 180 · COMEDK 2018 · Mathematics

If $\frac{3 x^{2}-2 x+4}{(x-1)^{6}}=\frac{A_{1}}{x+1}+\frac{A_{2}}{(x+1)^{2}}+\frac{A_{3}}{(x+1)^{3}}$ $+\frac{A_{4}}{(x+1)^{4}}+\frac{A_{5}}{(x+1)^{5}}+\frac{A_{6}}{(x+1)^{6}}$, then $\left(A_{1}+A_{2}+A_{2}-A_{4}-A_{6}\right)=$

  • A
    $(0,0)$
  • B
    $(-8,-12)$
  • C
    $(8,-12)$
  • Correct answer
    D
    $(-8,12)$

Solution

We have, $$ \begin{aligned} \frac{3 x^{2}-2 x+4}{(x-1)^{6}}=\frac{A_{1}}{x+1} &+\frac{A_{2}}{(x+1)^{2}}+\frac{A_{3}}{(x+1)^{3}} \\ &+\frac{A_{4}}{(x+1)^{4}}+\frac{A_{5}}{(x+1)^{5}}+\frac{A_{6}}{(x+1)^{6}} \ldots(\mathrm{i}) \end{aligned} $$ Now, put $x=0$ in Eq. (i), we get $$ A_{1}+A_{2}+A_{3}+A_{4}+A_{5}+A_{6}=4 $$ If $A_{1}+A_{3}+A_{5}=-8$ and $A_{2}+A_{1}+A_{6}=12$ satisfies the equation. Hence, only option (i.e. $-8,12$ ) satisfies the solution.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.

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