Colored Sum

Algebra Level 3

1 2 3 4 + 2 3 4 5 + + 10 11 12 13 \large \color{#D61F06}{1}\cdot\color{#20A900}{2}\cdot\color{magenta}{3}\cdot\color{#EC7300}{4} + \color{#20A900}{2}\cdot\color{magenta}{3}\cdot\color{#EC7300}{4}\cdot\color{#69047E}{5} + \ldots + \color{#3D99F6}{10}\cdot\color{#456461}{11}\cdot\color{#0C6AC7}{12}\cdot\color{#624F41}{13}

Details : Dot represents product \textit{product}

(Bonus: You need to generalise it)


The answer is 48048.

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3 solutions

Pham Khanh
Mar 24, 2017

Regard A = 1 2 3 4 + 2 3 4 5 + + n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) A=1 \cdot 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 + 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 \cdot 5 + \ldots + n \cdot (n+1) \cdot (n+2) \cdot (n+3) 5 A = 1 2 3 4 5 + 2 3 4 5 5 + + n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) 5 \iff 5A=1 \cdot 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 \cdot 5 + 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 \cdot 5 \cdot 5 + \ldots + n \cdot (n+1) \cdot (n+2) \cdot (n+3) \cdot 5 5 A = 1 2 3 4 5 + 2 3 4 5 ( 6 1 ) + + ( n 1 ) n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) [ ( n + 3 ) ( n 2 ) ] + n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) [ ( n + 4 ) ( n 1 ) ] \iff 5A=1 \cdot 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 \cdot 5+2\cdot 3 \cdot 4 \cdot 5 \cdot (6-1)~+~ \ldots~+~ (n-1) \cdot n \cdot (n+1) \cdot (n+2) \cdot [(n+3)-(n-2)]~+~n \cdot (n+1) \cdot (n+2) \cdot (n+3) \cdot [(n+4)-(n-1)] 5 A = 1 2 3 4 5 + 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 1 + + ( n 1 ) n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) ( n 1 ) n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n 2 ) + n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) ( n + 4 ) n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) ( n 1 ) \iff 5A=\color{#D61F06}{1 \cdot 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 \cdot 5} \color{#3D99F6}{+2 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 \cdot 5 \cdot 6}\color{#D61F06}{-2\cdot 3 \cdot 4 \cdot 5 \cdot 1}+ \ldots \color{#69047E}{+(n-1) \cdot n\cdot(n+1)\cdot(n+2)\cdot(n+3)} \color{#20A900}{-(n-1)\cdot n\cdot(n+1)\cdot(n+2)\cdot(n-2)} \color{#69047E}\color{#CEBB00}{+n\cdot(n+1)\cdot(n+2)\cdot(n+3)\cdot(n+4)} \color{#69047E}{-n \cdot (n+1) \cdot (n+2) \cdot (n+3)\cdot(n-1)} = n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) ( n + 4 \large =~\color{#CEBB00}{n\cdot (n+1) \cdot (n+2) \cdot (n+3) \cdot (n+4} Hence, A = n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) ( n + 4 ) 5 A= \boxed{ \frac{\color{#CEBB00}{n\cdot(n+1)\cdot(n+2)\cdot(n+3)\cdot(n+4)}}{5}} Plugging in the value n = 10 n=10 , we have A n s = 10 11 12 13 14 5 = 48048 Ans~=~\frac{10 \cdot 11 \cdot 12 \cdot 13 \cdot 14}{5}=\LARGE \boxed{48048}

Kushagra Sahni
Sep 15, 2015

This question deserves to be of level 3 but it has become level 2 because I think people are just adding the terms, I suggest Akhil Bansal to add more terms so that it gets back to level 3.

I think you are right...i will take care of this in my upcoming problems!!

Akhil Bansal - 5 years, 9 months ago

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You can edit this and add around 20 terms.

Kushagra Sahni - 5 years, 9 months ago

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But i can't change the answer.

Akhil Bansal - 5 years, 9 months ago
Syed Baqir
Sep 14, 2015

I will not post the actual answer because we already have from Kay Xspre

I will show some rigorous method:

1 2 3*4 = 24

2.3.4.5 = 120

3.4.5.6 = 360

4.5.6.7 = 840

Similary Carry on and add the result : 24 + 120 + 360 + 840 + ...... + 17160 = 48048

Best method, not at all time consuming and very simple xD

Kushagra Sahni - 5 years, 9 months ago

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