r = 0 ∑ 1 7 2 9 4 r + 2 ( − 1 ) r ( 1 7 2 9 r ) = 2 a ( d ! ) ( b ! ) c
The equation above holds true for integers a , b , c and d . Find the value of a + b + c + d ,
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WoW! This is great
The exponent of 2 - the 'a' - should be 3457. 'b', 'c' and 'd' are correct. It looks like the 4 and 5 got switched. 3 4 5 7 + 1 7 2 9 + 2 + 3 4 5 9 = 8 6 4 7 Nice solution - just two tiny typos during LaTeXing.
I went ahead and fixed the two spots - I hope that's OK Aditya Malusare.
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We start with the identity ( 1 − x 2 ) 1 7 2 9 = r = 0 ∑ 1 7 2 9 ( − 1 ) r ( r 1 7 2 9 ) x 2 r
Observe that r = 0 ∑ 1 7 2 9 4 r + 2 ( − 1 ) r ( r 1 7 2 9 ) is equal to the expression 2 1 ∫ 0 1 ( 1 − x 2 ) 1 7 2 9 d x
Let I ( m , n ) = ∫ 0 1 ( x 2 ) m ( 1 − x 2 ) n d x
Here, I ( m , n ) = 2 m + 1 2 n I ( m + 1 , n − 1 )
Applying this relation successively and multiplying the expressions together, we get I ( 0 , 1 7 2 9 ) = 2 1 7 2 9 ( 2 ( 1 7 2 8 ) + 1 ) ! ! 1 7 2 9 ! I ( 1 7 2 9 , 0 )
After some manipulations, this becomes I ( 0 , 1 7 2 9 ) = 2 3 4 5 8 3 4 5 9 ! ( 1 7 2 9 ! ) 2
Now, the required expression is 2 1 ∫ 0 1 ( 1 − x 2 ) 1 7 2 9 d x which is equal to 2 1 I ( 0 , 1 7 2 9 )
Hence, the final expression is r = 0 ∑ 1 7 2 9 4 r + 2 ( − 1 ) r ( r 1 7 2 9 ) = 2 3 4 5 7 3 4 5 9 ! ( 1 7 2 9 ! ) 2