Let the coefficients of third

$\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{r}+1}={ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{r}}(\mathrm{x})^{\mathrm{n}-\mathrm{r}}\left(\frac{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{x}^{2}}\right)^{\mathrm{r}}$

$={ }^{n} C_{r} a^{r} x^{n-3 r}$

${ }^{n} C_{2} a^{2}:{ }^{n} C_{3} a^{3}:{ }^{n} C_{4} a^{4}=12: 8: 3$

After solving

$\mathrm{n}=6, \mathrm{a}=\frac{1}{2}$

For term independent of ' $x$ ' $\Rightarrow n=3 r$

$r=2$

$\therefore$ Coefficient is ${ }^{6} \mathrm{C}_{2}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}=\frac{15}{4}$

Nearest integer is 4 .