Integrate By Parts Or Use The Beta Function

Calculus Level 5

I = 0 1 ( 1 x 1729 ) 1729 d x 0 1 ( 1 x 1729 ) 1728 d x I=\dfrac{\displaystyle \int_0^1 (1-x^{1729})^{1729} \, dx}{\displaystyle \int_0^1 (1-x^{1729})^{1728} \, dx}

If I I can be represented as a b \frac{a}{b} , where a a and b b are coprime positive integers, find a + b a+b .


The answer is 5978883.

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2 solutions

Rishabh Jain
Jan 18, 2016

I'll use Integration by Parts \color{magenta}{\text{Integration by Parts} } I m , n = 0 1 ( 1 x m ) n = [ x ( 1 x m ) n ] 0 1 + m n 0 1 x m ( 1 x m ) n 1 I_{m,n}=\int_0^1 (1-x^m)^n=[x(1-x^m)^n]^1_0 +mn \int_0^1 x^m(1-x^m)^{n-1} = 0 m n 0 1 ( 1 x m 1 ) ( 1 x m ) n 1 =0-mn\int_0^1 (1-x^m-1)(1-x^m)^{n-1} = m n ( 0 1 x m ( 1 x m ) n 0 1 x m ( 1 x m ) n 1 ) =-mn ( \int_0^1 x^m(1-x^m)^n- \int_0^1 x^m(1-x^m)^{n-1}) = m n ( I m , n 1 I m , n ) =mn(I_{m,n-1}-I_{m,n}) I m , n = m n ( I m , n 1 I m , n ) \Rightarrow I_{m,n}=mn(I_{m,n-1}-I_{m,n}) I m , n I m , n 1 = m n m n + 1 \Rightarrow \dfrac{I_{m,n}}{I_{m,n-1}}=\dfrac{mn}{mn+1} We are required to find 2 m n + 1 when m=n=1729 \text{We are required to find} \quad \color{limegreen}{2mn+1} \quad\text{when m=n=1729} Hence required answer=2(1729)(1729)+1= 5978883 \Large 5978883

did it same way

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 10 months ago
Gautam Sharma
Jan 18, 2016

This can be done by IBP or beta function .As i recently learned about beta fn i will post solution using it.

Let I m = 0 1 ( 1 x c ) m d x I_m={\int_0^1 (1-x^{c})^{m}dx}

Let x c = t x^c=t

c x c 1 d x = d t cx^{c-1}dx=dt

also x c 1 = t c 1 c x^{c-1}=t^{\frac{c-1}{c}}

So I m = 1 c 0 1 ( 1 t ) m ( 1 t c 1 c ) d t 1 c 0 1 ( 1 t ) m ( t 1 c 1 ) d t I_m=\dfrac{1}{c}{\int_0^1 (1-t)^{m}(\dfrac{1}{t^{\frac{c-1}{c}}})dt} \Rightarrow\dfrac{1}{c}{\int_0^1 (1-t)^{m}(t^{\frac{1}{c}-1})dt}

Hence I m = 1 c β ( m + 1 , 1 c ) I_m=\dfrac{1}{c} \beta (m+1,\dfrac{1}{c})

Similarly I m 1 = 1 c β ( m , 1 c ) I_{m-1}=\dfrac{1}{c} \beta (m,\dfrac{1}{c})

I m I m 1 = β ( m + 1 , 1 c ) β ( m , 1 c ) \dfrac{I_{m}}{I_{m-1}}=\dfrac{ \beta (m+1,\dfrac{1}{c})}{ \beta (m,\dfrac{1}{c})}

Using β ( x , y ) = Γ ( x ) Γ ( y ) Γ ( x + y ) \beta (x,y)= \dfrac{\Gamma(x) \Gamma(y)}{\Gamma(x+y)}

I m I m 1 = Γ ( m + 1 c ) Γ ( m + 1 ) Γ ( m + 1 c + 1 ) Γ ( m ) \dfrac{I_{m}}{I_{m-1}}=\dfrac{\Gamma(m+\frac{1}{c}) \Gamma(m+1)}{\Gamma(m+\frac{1}{c}+1) \Gamma(m)}

Using Γ ( s + 1 ) = s Γ ( s ) \Gamma(s+1)=s \Gamma(s)

I m I m 1 = c m c m + 1 \dfrac{I_{m}}{I_{m-1}}=\dfrac{cm}{cm+1}

Put c = m = 1729 c=m=1729 and get answer.

Moderator note:

Good usage of the recursion of the beta function to replace the iterative integration by parts.

Damn it, i used the same method but had a mistake in addition. nice solution btw(+1).

Aareyan Manzoor - 5 years, 4 months ago

Congrats on learning beta function! Now try learning digamma function.

Aditya Kumar - 5 years, 4 months ago

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Learned that too!!! yay

Gautam Sharma - 5 years, 4 months ago

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where did you learn the beta function, i want to learn it too as i did solve it by using by parts but it took too long.

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 10 months ago

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@Pi Han Goh thank you , big brother

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 10 months ago

Good job Gautam!

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Pi Han Goh - 5 years, 4 months ago

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I realised I had posted solution to it with my previous account. At that time beta function used to be scary form me :P

Aditya Kumar - 5 years, 4 months ago

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