Let $a = \text{Minimum} \{x^2 + 2x + 3, x \in R\}$ and $b = \lim_{\theta \to 0} \frac{1 - \cos \theta}{\theta^2}$. The value of $\sum_{r = 0}^n a^r \cdot b^{n - r}$ is

  • A
    $\frac{2^{n + 1} - 1}{3 \cdot 2^n}$
  • B
    $\frac{2^{n + 1} + 1}{3 \cdot 2^n}$
  • C
    $\frac{4^{n + 1} - 1}{3 \cdot 2^n}$
  • D
    None of these

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