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Calculate the value of 14 7 4 + 21 9 4 + 36 6 4 2 \sqrt{\frac{147^4+219^4+366^4}{2}}


The answer is 101763.

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Chris Lewis
Dec 3, 2020

Note that 147 + 219 = 366 147+219=366 . If we say a = 147 a=147 , b = 219 b=219 , we want to find a 4 + b 4 + ( a + b ) 4 2 = a 4 + b 4 + a 4 + 4 a 3 b + 6 a 2 b 2 + 4 a b 3 + b 4 2 = a 4 + 2 a 3 b + 3 a 2 b 2 + 2 a b 3 + b 4 = a 2 + a b + b 2 \begin{aligned} \sqrt{\frac{a^4+b^4+(a+b)^4}{2}} &= \sqrt{\frac{a^4+b^4+a^4+4a^3 b+6a^2 b^2+4ab^3+b^4}{2}} \\ &=\sqrt{a^4+2a^3 b+3a^2 b^2+2ab^3+b^4} \\ &=a^2+ab+b^2 \end{aligned}

I'd still need a calculator here, but at least it's simpler!

In case the square-rooting step looks like it's come out of nowhere, read about trinomial coefficients .

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