Factorisation?

Algebra Level 3

S = 1 × 2 × 3 + 2 × 3 × 4 + 3 × 4 × 5 + + 2007 × 2008 × 2009 S=1\times2\times3+2\times3\times4+3\times4\times5+\cdots+2007\times2008\times2009

Evaluate 4 × S ÷ ( 2007 × 2008 × 2009 ) 4\times S\div (2007\times2008\times2009) .


The answer is 2010.

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1 solution

Yong Hao Tham
May 1, 2016

Let S=n(n+1)(n+2)+n(n+1)(n+2)+....

for n=1 to n=2007

n(n+1)(n+2)= n 3 n^3 +3 n 2 n^2 +2n

Referring to wiki,

We would have

S= ( n 2 ) ( n + 1 ) 2 4 \frac{(n^2)(n+1)^2}{4} +3[ n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) 6 \frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6} ]+2[ n ( n + 1 ) 2 \frac{n(n+1)}{2} ]

After simplifying,

4×S÷[n(n+1)(n+2)]

= ( n + 1 ) ( n + 4 ) + 2 n + 2 \frac{(n+1)(n+4)+2}{n+2}

= ( 2008 ) ( 2011 ) + 2 2009 \frac{(2008)(2011)+2}{2009}

= 2010 \boxed{2010}

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