( 2 x ( x + 1 ) ) 2 − ( 2 x ( x − 1 ) ) 2 = n x 2
Let S n be the sum of all values of x that satisfy the above equation where n = 0 .
If S 2 0 1 4 can be expressed as b a where a , b are coprime integers, then what is the value of a + b ?
Bonus : generalize this for all n .
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Shouldn't Sn be 1/n instead of 1/(n+1) ?
Just for a change one can see this as sum of cubes of first x terms minus sum of cubes of first x-1 terms. This directly reduces the expression to x 3 = 2 0 1 4 x 2
( 2 x ( x + 1 ) ) 2 − ( 2 x ( x − 1 ) ) 2 = 2 0 1 4 x 2 ( 4 x 2 ) ∗ { ( x + 1 ) 2 − ( x − 1 ) 2 } = 4 x 2 ∗ 2 0 1 4 4 ⟹ 2 x ∗ 2 = 2 0 1 4 4 ∵ ( a 2 − b 2 ) = ( a + b ) ( a − b ) x = 2 0 1 4 1 = b a . ∴ a + b = 2 0 1 5
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( 2 x ( x + 1 ) ) 2 − ( 2 x ( x − 1 ) ) 2 = 2 0 1 4 x 2
⇒ ( 2 x ( x + 1 ) + 2 x ( x − 1 ) ) ( 2 x ( x + 1 ) − 2 x ( x − 1 ) ) = 2 0 1 4 x 2
⇒ ( 2 x 2 + x + x 2 − x ) ( 2 x 2 + x − x 2 + x ) = 2 0 1 4 x 2
⇒ ( 2 2 x 2 ) ( 2 2 x ) = 2 0 1 4 x 2
⇒ x 3 − 2 0 1 4 x 2 = 0
⇒ x 2 ( x − 2 0 1 4 1 ) = 0
From this we get x = ( 0 , 2 0 1 4 1 ) , hence
S 2 0 1 4 = 2 0 1 4 1 = b a
⇒ a + b = 2 0 1 5
We also find that for this polynomial , S n = n 1