Find the term independent of x in the expansion of (3x²/2 − 1/3x)⁹.
Let (r + 1)th term be the term independent of x.
Then, Tr+1 = 9Cr(3x²/2)9−r(−1/3x)r
= (−1)r × 9Cr × (3)9−2r / (2)9−r × x18−3r
For the term to be independent of x, the power of x must be zero:
18 − 3r = 0 ⇒ r = 6
Hence, the required term = (−1)6 × 9C6 × (3³)/(2³) = 9C6 × (1)/(3³ × 2³)
= (9 × 8 × 7)/(1 × 2 × 3) × (1)/(27 × 8) = 7/18
Therefore, the term independent of x is 7/18.