An algebra problem by أحمد الحلاق

Algebra Level 3

1 × 2 2 + 2 × 3 2 + 3 × 4 2 + + 19 × 2 0 2 = ? \large 1\times2^2 + 2\times3^2 + 3\times4^2 + \cdots + 19\times 20^2 = \, ?


The answer is 41230.

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Sep 24, 2016

S n = 1 × 2 2 + 2 × 3 2 + 3 × 4 2 + . . . + n × ( n + 1 ) 2 = k = 1 n k ( k + 1 ) 2 = k = 1 n ( k 3 + 2 k 2 + k ) = n 2 ( n + 1 ) 2 4 + n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) 3 + n ( n + 1 ) 2 = n ( n + 1 ) ( 3 n 2 + 3 n + 8 n + 4 + 6 ) 12 = n ( n + 1 ) ( 3 n 2 + 11 n + 10 ) 12 = n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( 3 n + 5 ) 12 S 19 = 19 × 20 × 21 × 62 12 = 41230 \begin{aligned} S_n & = 1\times 2^2 + 2\times 3^2 + 3\times 4^2 +...+ n\times (n+1)^2 \\ & = \sum_{k=1}^n k(k+1)^2 \\ & = \sum_{k=1}^n (k^3+2k ^2 +k) \\ & = \frac {n^2(n+1)^2}4 + \frac {n(n+1)(2n+1)}3 + \frac {n(n+1)}2 \\ & = \frac {n(n+1)(3n^2+3n +8n+4 +6)}{12} \\ & = \frac {n(n+1)(3n^2+11n +10)}{12} \\ & = \frac {n(n+1)(n+2)(3n+5)}{12} \\ \implies S_{19} & = \frac {19\times 20 \times 21 \times 62}{12} = \boxed{41230} \end{aligned}

Jonathan Hocker
Sep 26, 2016

Can also use sum[(k-1)*k^2] from 1 to 20 which gives sum[k^3-k^2].

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