Related Formula
The general property linking indices to binomial coefficients is:
r · nr = n · n-1r-1$$r \cdot \binom{n}{r} = n \cdot \binom{n-1}{r-1}$$
Core Logic
The given series can be structured using summation notation:
S = Σr=1¹⁵ r² · 15r$$S = \sum_{r=1}^{15} r^2 \cdot \binom{15}{r}$$
Apply the identity r · 15r = 15 · 14r-1$r \cdot \binom{15}{r} = 15 \cdot \binom{14}{r-1}$ to reduce one factor of r$r$:
S = Σr=1¹⁵ r · [ 15 · 14r-1 ] = 15 Σr=1¹⁵ r · 14r-1$$S = \sum_{r=1}^{15} r \cdot \left[ 15 \cdot \binom{14}{r-1} \right] = 15 \sum_{r=1}^{15} r \cdot \binom{14}{r-1}$$
Step 1: Splitting the linear term
Rewrite the index variable r$r$ as (r - 1) + 1$(r - 1) + 1$ to align with the binomial lower index:
S = 15 Σr=1¹⁵ ((r - 1) + 1) · 14r-1$$S = 15 \sum_{r=1}^{15} \big((r - 1) + 1\big) \cdot \binom{14}{r-1}$$
S = 15 Σr=1¹⁵ (r - 1) · 14r-1 + 15 Σr=1¹⁵ 14r-1$$S = 15 \sum_{r=1}^{15} (r - 1) \cdot \binom{14}{r-1} + 15 \sum_{r=1}^{15} \binom{14}{r-1}$$
Applying the property again to the first summation term: (r-1) 14r-1 = 14 13r-2$(r-1)\binom{14}{r-1} = 14\binom{13}{r-2}$:
S = 15 · 14 Σr=2¹⁵ 13r-2 + 15 Σr=1¹⁵ 14r-1$$S = 15 \cdot 14 \sum_{r=2}^{15} \binom{13}{r-2} + 15 \sum_{r=1}^{15} \binom{14}{r-1}$$
Step 2: Evaluating the Sums and Prime Factorization
Using the standard total sum of binomial coefficients Σk=0ⁿ nk = 2ⁿ$\sum_{k=0}^{n} \binom{n}{k} = 2^n$:
S = 15 · 14 · 2¹³ + 15 · 2¹⁴$$S = 15 \cdot 14 \cdot 2^{13} + 15 \cdot 2^{14}$$
Factor out 15 · 2¹³$15 \cdot 2^{13}$ from the expression:
S = 15 · 2¹³ (14 + 2) = 15 · 2¹³ (16) = 15 · 2¹³ · 2⁴$$S = 15 \cdot 2^{13} (14 + 2) = 15 \cdot 2^{13} (16) = 15 \cdot 2^{13} \cdot 2^4$$
S = 15 · 2¹⁷ = (3¹ · 5¹) · 2¹⁷$$S = 15 \cdot 2^{17} = (3^1 \cdot 5^1) \cdot 2^{17}$$
Matching this with the given format 2^m · 3ⁿ · 5^k$2^m \cdot 3^n \cdot 5^k$, we identify: m = 17$m = 17$, n = 1$n = 1$, and k = 1$k = 1$.
Step 3: Calculating the sum of exponents
Evaluating the targeted summation:
m + n + k = 17 + 1 + 1 = 19$$m + n + k = 17 + 1 + 1 = 19$$
Pattern Recognition
For a series of the type Σ r² nr$\sum r^2 \binom{n}{r}$, remember the standard identity shortcut: n(n-1)2ⁿ⁻² + n2ⁿ⁻¹$n(n-1)2^{n-2} + n2^{n-1}$. Plugging in n=15$n=15$ instantly outputs 15(14)2¹³ + 15(2¹⁴)$15(14)2^{13} + 15(2^{14})$, bypasses matching terms manually.
Chapter Mix
Class 11 Mathematics: Binomial Theorem