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JEE Main 2025 — 28 January, Morning Shift — Question 17

Let nCr−1=28,nCr=56{ }^{n} C_{r-1}=28,{ }^{n} C_{r}=56 and nCr+1=70{ }^{n} C_{r+1}=70. Let A(4cos⁡t,4sint⁡),B(2sint⁡,−2cos⁡t)\mathrm{A}(4 \cos t, 4 \operatorname{sint}), \mathrm{B}(2 \operatorname{sint},-2 \cos t) and

C(3r−n,r2−n−1)\mathrm{C}\left(3 \mathrm{r}-\mathrm{n}, \mathrm{r}^{2}-\mathrm{n}-1\right) be the vertices of a triangle ABC, where tt is a parameter. If (3x−1)2+(3y)2=α(3 x-1)^{2}+(3 y)^{2}=\alpha,

is the locus of the centroid of triangle ABC , then α\alpha equals :

  1. Option A:

    20

    Correct
  2. Option B:

    8

  3. Option C:

    6

  4. Option D:

    18

Answer: A

Step-by-step solution

nCr−1=28,nCr=56{ }^{n} C_{r-1}=28,{ }^{n} C_{r}=56

nCr−1nCr=2856\frac{{ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{r}-1}}{{ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{r}}}=\frac{28}{56}

n!(r−1)!(n−r+1)!n!r!(n−r)!=12\frac{\frac{n!}{(r-1)!(n-r+1)!}}{\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}}=\frac{1}{2}

r(n−r+1)=12\frac{\mathrm{r}}{(\mathrm{n}-\mathrm{r}+1)}=\frac{1}{2}

3r=n+13 \mathrm{r}=\mathrm{n}+1

(r+1)(n−r)=5670⇒9r=4n−5\frac{(\mathrm{r}+1)}{(\mathrm{n}-\mathrm{r})}=\frac{56}{70} \Rightarrow 9 \mathrm{r}=4 \mathrm{n}-5

By (i) & (ii)

(r=3),(n=8)(\mathrm{r}=3),(\mathrm{n}=8)

A (4cost, 4sint), B(2sint, −2cos⁡t),C(3r−n,r2−n−1)-2 \cos t), C\left(3 r-n, r^{2}-n-1\right)

A(4cos⁡t,4sin⁡t)B(2sin⁡t,−2cos⁡t)C(1,0)\mathrm{A}(4 \cos t, 4 \sin t) \quad \mathrm{B}(2 \sin t,-2 \cos t) \quad \mathrm{C}(1,0)

(3x−1)2+(3y)2=(4cos⁡t+2sin⁡t)2+(4sin⁡t−2cos⁡t)2(3 x-1)^{2}+(3 y)^{2}=(4 \cos t+2 \sin t)^{2}+(4 \sin t-2 \cos t)^{2}

(3x−1)2+(3y)2=20(3 x-1)^{2}+(3 y)^{2}=20

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Straight lines
Topic
Locus
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