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Algebra Level 4

n = 0 2016 n 2 n + 1 = ? \large \sum_{n=0}^{2016} \left \lfloor \dfrac{ n^2}{n+1} \right \rfloor = \, ?


The answer is 2031120.

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1 solution

Sabhrant Sachan
Jun 13, 2016

n = 0 2016 n 2 n + 1 n = 0 2016 n 2 + n n n + 1 n = 0 2016 n ( n + 1 ) n n + 1 n = 0 2016 n n n + 1 = n = 0 2016 n n = 0 2016 n n + 1 = 2016 2017 2 2016 ( n < n + 1 n n + 1 < 1 ) = 2031120 \displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{2016}\left\lfloor \dfrac{n^2}{n+1}\right\rfloor \implies \displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{2016}\left\lfloor \dfrac{n^2+n-n}{n+1}\right\rfloor \implies \displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{2016}\left\lfloor \dfrac{n(n+1)-n}{n+1}\right\rfloor \implies \displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{2016}\left\lfloor n- \dfrac{n}{n+1}\right\rfloor \\ = \displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{2016}n-\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{2016}\left\lfloor -\dfrac{n}{n+1}\right\rfloor \\ = \dfrac{2016\cdot2017}{2}-2016 \quad \quad \left( n<n+1 \implies \dfrac{n}{n+1}<1 \right) \\ = \boxed{2031120}

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