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The number of rational terms in the binomial expansion of is
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Answer: (B)
The general term is . It is rational only if both exponents are integers: and . The second condition means . Combining and gives . With the admissible values are , an AP with common difference : . So there are rational terms. Counting only multiples of would give , and only the second condition gives , both of which are wrong.
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