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Given T ( r ) = r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) ( r + 3 ) ( r + 4 ) .one can write it as 1 / 6 ( r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) ( r + 3 ) ( r + 4 ) ( r + 5 ) ) − 1 / 6 ( ( r − 1 ) r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) ( r + 3 ) ( r + 4 ) ) Now we follow the Telescopic summation in which subsequent cancellation takes place and the sum comes to be ( n − 4 ) ( n − 3 ) ( n − 2 ) ( n − 1 ) n ( n + 1 ) / 6 .Equating with the sum the and comes to be n − 4 = 6 or n = 1 0
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I don't quite get it. Is it:
6 1 ( r − 1 1 − r + 5 1 ) r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) ( r + 3 ) ( r + 4 )
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No sir its ( r + 5 ) 1 / 6 − ( r − 1 ) 1 / 6 .Let me modify it so that it becomes clear.
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@Spandan Senapati – Thanks, I got it after some thinking earlier. I will put up a solution for you.
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@Chew-Seong Cheong – That's so nice of you.Thanks a lot...
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@Spandan Senapati – I have provided similar solution in the first problem .
I have added that so that it doesn't make confusion.The manipulation was just to write 1 = ( ( r + 5 ) − ( r − 1 ) ) / 6
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Relevant wiki: Hockey Stick Identity
Simpler solution thanks to @Spandan Senapati .
S = 1 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 5 + 2 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 6 + 3 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 6 ⋅ 7 + ⋯ + ( n − 4 ) ( n − 3 ) ( n − 2 ) ( n − 1 ) n = k = 1 ∑ n − 4 k ( k + 1 ) ( k + 2 ) ( k + 3 ) ( k + 4 ) = k = 1 ∑ n − 4 6 ( k + 5 ) − ( k − 1 ) ⋅ k ( k + 1 ) ( k + 2 ) ( k + 3 ) ( k + 4 ) = 6 1 k = 1 ∑ n − 4 ( k ( k + 1 ) ( k + 2 ) ( k + 3 ) ( k + 4 ) ( k + 5 ) − ( k − 1 ) k ( k + 1 ) ( k + 2 ) ( k + 3 ) ( k + 4 ) ) = 6 ( n − 4 ) ( n − 3 ) ( n − 2 ) ( n − 1 ) n ( n + 1 ) Given that S = ( n − 3 ) ( n − 2 ) ( n − 1 ) n ( n + 1 ) = 6 ( n − 4 ) S
⟹ n − 4 n = 6 = 1 0
Previous solution
Thanks to @Brian Charlesworth's solution in Don't try to make yourself tired .
S = 1 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 5 + 2 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 6 + 3 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 6 ⋅ 7 + ⋯ + ( n − 4 ) ( n − 3 ) ( n − 2 ) ( n − 1 ) n = k = 5 ∑ n ( k − 5 ) ! k ! = 5 ! k = 5 ∑ n 5 ! ( k − 5 ) ! k ! = 5 ! k = 5 ∑ n ( 5 k ) By hockey stick identity = 5 ! ( 6 n + 1 ) = 6 ! ( n − 5 ) ! 5 ! ( n + 1 ) ! = 6 ( n − 4 ) ( n − 3 ) ( n − 2 ) ( n − 1 ) n ( n + 1 ) Given that S = ( n − 3 ) ( n − 2 ) ( n − 1 ) n ( n + 1 ) = 6 ( n − 4 ) S
⟹ n − 4 n = 6 = 1 0