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Algebra Level 2

1 + 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 = 5 1 + 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 11 1 + 3 × 4 × 5 × 6 = 19 1 + 4 × 5 × 6 × 7 = 29 \sqrt{1 + 1\times2\times3\times4} = 5 \\ \sqrt{1 + 2\times3\times4\times5} = 11 \\ \sqrt{1 + 3\times4\times5\times6} = 19 \\ \sqrt{1 + 4\times5\times6\times7} = 29

Find 1 + 204 × 205 × 206 × 207 \sqrt{1 + 204\times205\times206\times207} .


The answer is 42229.

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4 solutions

Ralph James
Apr 30, 2016

Let us define a n = 1 + n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) a_n = \sqrt{1+n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)} .

= a 4 + 6 a 3 + 11 a 2 + 6 a + 1 = \sqrt{a^4 + 6a^3 + 11a^2 + 6a + 1}

= ( a 2 + 3 a + 1 ) 2 a n = n 2 + 3 n + 1 = \sqrt{(a^2 + 3a + 1)^2} \implies a_n = n^2 + 3n + 1

a 204 = ( 204 ) 2 + 3 ( 204 ) + 1 = 42229 a_{204} = (204)^2 + 3(204) + 1 = \boxed{42229}

Yong Hao Tham
Apr 30, 2016

If we observe the pattern of the first 4 equations,

Let a n a_n = 1 + n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) \sqrt{1+n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)}

We can see that

n(n+3)+1= a n a_n

So,

1 + 204 × 205 × 206 × 207 \sqrt{1+204×205×206×207}

=204×207+1

= 42229 \boxed{42229}

Raz Lerman
Apr 30, 2016

a a = 1 + n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) \sqrt{1+n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)} where 1 + -1 + k = 1 n + 1 2 k \displaystyle\sum_{k = 1}^{n+1} 2k = a a therefore 1 + -1 + k = 1 205 2 k \displaystyle\sum_{k = 1}^{205} 2k = 42229 42229 I got this solution by considering these equations as a form of a geometric series with a geometric progression of 2. I'm not sure 100% about this solution, please provide me feedback.

Sabhrant Sachan
Apr 30, 2016

we can clearly see that a n = 1 + n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) = ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) 1 a_n = \sqrt{1+n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)} = (n+1)(n+2)-1

so, we have 1 + 204 × 205 × 206 × 207 = 205 × 206 1 = 42229 \sqrt{1+204\times205\times206\times207} = 205\times206-1 = \boxed{42229}

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