The problem provides the equations that relates the
binomial coefficients of the `(r-1),r ` and `(r+1)` terms, such
that:
`(C_n^r)/(C_n^(r+1)) = 1/3 => (C_n^(r+1)) =
3(C_n^r)`
Using the factorial formulas
yields:
`(n!)/((r+1)!(n - r - 1)!) = (3n!)/((r!)(n - r)!)`
Since `(r+1)! = r!(r+1)` and `(n-r)! = (n-r-1)!(n-r)`
yields:
`1/(r+1) = 3/(n-r) => 3(r+1) = n-r`
`(C_n^(r+1))/(C_n^(r+2)) =
3/5`
`3(C_n^(r+2)) = 5(C_n^(r+1))`
`3(n!)/((r+2)!(n - r - 2!) = 5(n!)/((r+1)!(n - r -
1)!)`
`3/(r+2) = 5/(n-r-1 )=> 5(r+2) = 3(n-r-1)`
You need to solve for n and r the system of simultaneous
equations, such that:
`{(3(r+1) = n-r),(5(r+2) =
3(n-r-1)):}`
`=> {(4r - n = -3),(8r - 3n = -13):}
=> {(-8r + 2n = 6),(8r - 3n = -13):} => -n = -7 => n = 7 r =
(n-3)/4 => r = (7-3)/4 => r =
1`
Hence, evaluating r and n, under the given
conditions, yields `r = 1` and `n = 7` .
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