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The number of rational terms in the expansion of is
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Answer: (B)
The general term is , with . It is rational exactly when both exponents are integers: is an integer iff is a multiple of (since is), and is an integer iff is even. So must be a multiple of : . That gives rational terms. Counting only multiples of would give and only evens , so the common condition matters.
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