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Wonderful problem and solution. Keep it up!
Calculation are easier if they are taken as x-1 ,x ,x+1, x+2
Same way as i did
Can you tell me hoe factorize high polynomial ?
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In this particular case, it is done by the method of completing the square.
I actually did sqrt(982081) :(.
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You mean you count it without calculator ;)
not only that. all positive integer that can be expressed in the form (a^4+(n)(n+a)(n+2a)(n+3a)) are perfect square. Bonus: (a^4+(n)(n+a)(n+2a)(n+3a))=(((n)(n+3a)+a^2)^2), or (a^4+(n)(n+a)(n+2a)(n+3a))=(((n+a)(n+2a)-a^2)^2)
For people who cannot factorize higher order polynomials:
3 0 × 3 3 = 9 9 0 and 3 1 × 3 2 = 9 6 0 + 3 2 = 9 9 2
The expression can now be written as:
1 + 3 0 ⋅ 3 1 ⋅ 3 2 ⋅ 3 3 = 1 + 9 9 0 × 9 9 2
Let n = 9 9 0 . Then, 9 9 2 = n + 2
Substitute them in:
1 + 9 9 0 × 9 9 2 = 1 + ( n ) ( n + 2 ) = n 2 + 2 n + 1 = ( n + 1 ) 2 = n + 1 = 9 9 0 + 1 = 9 9 1
why did you write 31 x 32 = 960 + 32 = 992 ?
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This is how I calculated the product without a calculator:
3 1 × 3 2 = 3 2 × ( 3 0 + 1 ) = 3 2 × 3 0 + 3 2 × 1 = 9 6 0 + 3 2 = 9 9 2
You used your brain nicely
Brute force approach (Please ignore my mistake losing a factor or 10 on 30^4 and 30^3, just showing the method I used)
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Let x = 3 0 . Then,
1 + 3 0 ⋅ 3 1 ⋅ 3 2 ⋅ 3 3
= 1 + x ⋅ ( x + 1 ) ⋅ ( x + 2 ) ⋅ ( x + 3 )
= x 4 + 6 x 3 + 1 1 x 2 + 6 x + 1
= ( x 2 + 3 x + 1 ) 2
= x 2 + 3 x + 1
Since x = 3 0 ,
x 2 + 3 x + 1 = 9 0 0 + 9 0 + 1 = 9 9 1
Note that all positive integers that can be expressed in the form 1 + ( n ) ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) are perfect squares.
Also note that the answer is always the second term multiplied by the fourth term plus one, since x ( x + 3 ) + 1 = x 2 + 3 x + 1