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If $$\sum_{r=0}^{10} \left(\frac{10^{r+1} - 1}{10^r}\right) \cdot \,^{11}C_{r+1} = \frac{\alpha^{11} - 11^{11}}{10^{10}}$$, then $$\alpha$$ is equal to :
The given sum is
$$S=\sum_{r=0}^{10}\left( \frac{10^{\,r+1}-1}{10^{\,r}} \right)\,{}^{11}C_{\,r+1}\,.\tag{-1}$$
Simplify the fraction inside the summation:
$$\frac{10^{\,r+1}-1}{10^{\,r}} =\frac{10^{\,r+1}}{10^{\,r}}-\frac{1}{10^{\,r}} =10-10^{-\,r}\,.\tag{-2}$$
Using $$( -2 )$$ in $$( -1 )$$ gives
$$S=\sum_{r=0}^{10}\Bigl(10-10^{-\,r}\Bigr)\,{}^{11}C_{\,r+1} =10\sum_{r=0}^{10}{}^{11}C_{\,r+1}-\sum_{r=0}^{10}10^{-\,r}\,{}^{11}C_{\,r+1}\,.\tag{-3}$$
Put $$k=r+1$$ so that $$k$$ runs from $$1$$ to $$11$$:
$$S=10\sum_{k=1}^{11}{}^{11}C_{\,k}-\sum_{k=1}^{11}10^{-(k-1)}\,{}^{11}C_{\,k}\,.\tag{-4}$$
First summation
Using $$\sum_{k=0}^{11}{}^{11}C_{\,k}=2^{11}$$, we get
$$\sum_{k=1}^{11}{}^{11}C_{\,k}=2^{11}-{}^{11}C_{\,0}=2^{11}-1\,.$$
Hence
$$10\sum_{k=1}^{11}{}^{11}C_{\,k}=10\left(2^{11}-1\right)\,.\tag{-5}$$
Second summation
Write $$10^{-(k-1)}=10\cdot10^{-k}$$, so
$$\sum_{k=1}^{11}10^{-(k-1)}\,{}^{11}C_{\,k} =10\sum_{k=1}^{11}10^{-k}\,{}^{11}C_{\,k}\,.$$
Using the binomial expansion $$(1+x)^{11}=\sum_{k=0}^{11}{}^{11}C_{\,k}x^{k}$$ with $$x=\tfrac1{10}$$:
$$\sum_{k=1}^{11}{}^{11}C_{\,k}10^{-k}=(1+\tfrac1{10})^{11}-1 =\left(\tfrac{11}{10}\right)^{11}-1\,.$$
Therefore
$$\sum_{k=1}^{11}10^{-(k-1)}\,{}^{11}C_{\,k} =10\Bigl[\left(\tfrac{11}{10}\right)^{11}-1\Bigr] =\frac{11^{11}-10^{11}}{10^{10}}\,.\tag{-6}$$
Substituting $$( -5 )$$ and $$( -6 )$$ into $$( -4 )$$:
$$S=10\left(2^{11}-1\right)-\frac{11^{11}-10^{11}}{10^{10}} =20470-\frac{11^{11}-10^{11}}{10^{10}}\,.\tag{-7}$$
The question states that
$$S=\frac{\alpha^{11}-11^{11}}{10^{10}}\,.\tag{-8}$$
Equate $$( -7 )$$ and $$( -8 )$$, then multiply by $$10^{10}$$:
$$20470\cdot10^{10}-\bigl(11^{11}-10^{11}\bigr)=\alpha^{11}-11^{11}\,.$$
Rearrange:
$$\alpha^{11}=20470\cdot10^{10}+10^{11}\,.$$
Factor out $$10^{10}$$:
$$\alpha^{11}=10^{10}\left(20470+10\right)=10^{10}\cdot20480\,.$$
Notice that $$2048=2^{11}$$, so
$$20480=2048\cdot10=2^{11}\cdot10\,.$$
Hence
$$\alpha^{11}=10^{10}\cdot2^{11}\cdot10 =\bigl(10\cdot2\bigr)^{11}=20^{11}\,.$$
Taking the positive 11-th root (since $$\alpha$$ is positive), we get
$$\alpha=20\,.$$
Therefore, Option D is correct.
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