An algebra problem by Nuttapat Bk

Algebra Level 3

2 ! 1 2 + 3 ! 2 2 + 4 ! 3 2 + . . + 601 ! 600 2 = ? 2!{ 1 }^{ 2 }+3!{ 2 }^{ 2 }+4!{ 3 }^{ 2 }+..+601!{ 600 }^{ 2 }\quad =\quad ?\quad

( 598 ) ( 601 ! ) + 1 (598)(601!)\quad +\quad 1 599 ) ( 602 ! ) 599)(602!) ( 599 ) ( 602 ! ) + 2 (599)(602!)\quad +\quad 2 ( 600 ) ( 600 ! ) (600)(600!)

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Nuttapat Bk
Dec 10, 2015

i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! i 2 = i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( i 2 + 5 i + 6 ) i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( 5 i + 5 ) i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! = i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( i + 2 ) ( i + 3 ) 5 i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( i + 1 ) i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! = i = 1 n ( i + 3 ) ! i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! 5 i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( i + 1 ) W e w i l l f i n d t h e v a l u e o f i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( i + 1 ) f i r s t ; i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( i + 1 ) = i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( i + 2 1 ) = i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( i + 2 ) i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( 1 ) = i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( i + 2 ) i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! = i = 1 n ( i + 2 ) ! i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! = 3 ! + 4 ! + 5 ! + . . . + n ! + ( n + 1 ) ! + ( n + 2 ) ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! . . . m ! ( n + 1 ) ! = ( n + 2 ) ! 2 N o w w e f i n d t h e v a l u e o f i = 1 n ( i + 3 ) ! i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ; = 4 ! + 5 ! + 6 ! + . . . + n ! + ( n + 1 ) ! + ( n + 2 ) ! + ( n + 3 ) ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! . . . n ! ( n + 1 ) ! = ( n + 2 ) ! + ( n + 3 ( ! 2 ! 3 ! = ( n + 2 ) ! + ( n + 3 ) ! 8 T h e r e f o r e i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! i 2 = i = 1 n ( i + 3 ) ! i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! 5 i = 1 n ( i + 1 ) ! ( i + 1 ) = ( n + 2 ) ! + ( n + 3 ) ! 8 5 [ ( n + 2 ) ! 2 ] = ( n + 2 ) ! ( 1 + n + 3 5 ) + 2 = ( n + 2 ) ! ( n 1 ) + 2 2 ! 1 2 + . . . + 601 ! 600 2 = i = 1 600 ( i + 1 ) ! i 2 = ( 602 ! ) 599 + 2 \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!{ i }^{ 2 }\qquad } \\ =\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!({ i }^{ 2 }+5i+6)-\sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!(5i+5)-\sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)! } } } \\ =\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!({ i }+2)(i+3)-\quad 5\sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!(i+1)-\sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)! } } } \\ =\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+3)! } \quad -\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)! } \quad -\quad 5\sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!(i+1) } \\ \\ We\quad will\quad find\quad the\quad value\quad of\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!(i+1) } \quad first;\\ \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!(i+1) } =\sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!(i+2-1) } \\ =\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!(i+2) } \quad -\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!(1) } \\ =\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!(i+2) } \quad -\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)! } \quad =\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+2)!\quad -\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)! } } \\ =\quad 3!+4!+5!+...+n!+(n+1)!+(n+2)!\quad -\quad 2!-3!-4!-5!-...-m!-(n+1)!\\ =\quad (n+2)!-2\\ \\ Now\quad we\quad find\quad the\quad value\quad of\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+3)!\quad } -\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)! } ;\\ =\quad 4!+5!+6!+...+n!+(n+1)!+(n+2)!+(n+3)!\quad -\quad 2!-3!-4!-5!-6!-...-n!-(n+1)!\\ =\quad (n+2)!+(n+3(!\quad -2!-3!\\ =\quad (n+2)!+(n+3)!\quad -\quad 8\\ \\ Therefore\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!{ i }^{ 2 } } \\ =\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+3)! } \quad -\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)! } \quad -\quad 5\sum _{ i=1 }^{ n }{ (i+1)!(i+1) } \\ =\quad (n+2)!+(n+3)!\quad -\quad 8\quad -\quad 5\left[ (n+2)!-2 \right] \\ =\quad (n+2)!(1+n+3-5)\quad +2\\ =\quad (n+2)!(n-1)\quad +\quad 2\\ \\ 2!{ 1 }^{ 2 }\quad +\quad ...\quad +\quad 601!{ 600 }^{ 2 }\\ =\quad \sum _{ i=1 }^{ 600 }{ (i+1)!{ i }^{ 2 } } =\quad (602!)599\quad +\quad 2\\

After you got the answer, it might be better to prove the your claim (third last line) using Induction .

Pi Han Goh - 5 years, 6 months ago

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