A = x = 2 ∑ ∞ n = 1 ∑ ∞ k = 1 ∑ ∞ x n x k 1
If A = n π m for positive integers m and n , find the value of m + n .
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WINTER BREAK SAVES LIVES.
Finally found some free time to spend doing math and solving/making problems on Brilliant. Thought of this one on the car ride today.
I m a y have seen this problem before on brilliant a looooong time ago. Sorry if it's a repost but to the best of my knowledge, it is original.
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How's it goin', Trevor? School and golf must have kept you crazy busy to have limited your time on Brilliant to a scarce minimum. So after asking for and receiving whiteboards for Christmas last year, what math-nerdy item are you hoping for this time 'round? I hope that you enjoy your well-deserved break. :)
I haven't seen this formulation of the Basel problem solution before, so you get an A for originality. My initial guess was that the sum was 6 π 2 but I still had to go through the motions to make sure.
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Haha, golf's stresses haven't ended yet. I have a tournament coming up next week. School is u n f o r t u n a t e l y over for this year and as of recent, I have been crammed with school. This Christmas I asked Santa for an AP calc text book so I can skip AP calc next year and take multi. What about you? Is it a text book too :P
And thanks for confirming its original. If you haven't seen it, it probably doesn't exist.
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@Trevor Arashiro – Haha Yeah, no. The thought of cracking open a brand new textbook sends a shiver down my spine. Oh, the memories .... :P By "multi" I assume you mean multivariable calculus; that does cover some pretty cool stuff, so I can understand your plan of attack. Does your school also offer introductory differential equations?
So is it "School is unfortunately over for this year" or "School is fortunately over for this year"? I know that you're a keener, but.... :) And a golf tournament just before Christmas? Must be tough living in Paradise ..... :D
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@Brian Charlesworth – Lol, I was being sarcastic. Probably should have used \textit rather than just used (
As for why I haven't been on brilliant recently like I thought I would.....
Well...
I got a girlfriend V(^_^)V (my first one)
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@Trevor Arashiro – I just noticed that this comment was modified after I first read it. Congrats on the girlfriend! Spending your available time with her rather than on Brilliant is a pretty obvious choice. :)
ah that is a nice way of doing it! I'm not experienced with manipulating sums (maybe at uni I'll have the chance) so I used a column -row interpretation of the sum which I'll share.
I'll see if I can provide an image later but this was my approach... Let x= 2 so that we have to calculate A 2 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ k = 1 ∑ ∞ 2 n + k 1 Each term can be calculated in a table with say, the 'n' values across the top and the 'k' values along the side. So the table would read: 1 / 4 1 / 8 1 / 1 6 1 / 3 2 1 / 6 4 . . . 1 / 8 1 / 1 6 1 / 3 2 1 / 6 4 1 / 1 2 8 . . . 1 / 1 6 1 / 3 2 1 / 6 4 1 / 1 2 8 1 / 2 5 6 . . . and so. If we let S = 1 + 2 1 + 4 1 + 8 1 + 1 6 1 + . . . then reading down the page we have: A 2 = 4 1 S + 8 1 S + 1 6 1 S + . . . = 4 1 S ( 1 + 2 1 + 4 1 + 8 1 + . . . ) = 4 1 S 2 = 4 1 × 2 2 = 1 Now if we let x = n then we have S = 1 + n 1 + n 2 1 + n 3 1 + . . . = 1 − n 1 1 and the factor of 1/4 is generally n 2 1 so we have: x = 2 ∑ ∞ n = 1 ∑ ∞ k = 1 ∑ ∞ x n + k 1 = x = 1 ∑ ∞ A x = x = 2 ∑ ∞ ( x − 1 ) 2 1 = x = 1 ∑ ∞ x 2 1 = 6 π 2
Since you were just summing up row by row, a more direct explanation of A 2 is
A 2 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ k = 1 ∑ ∞ 2 n × 2 k 1 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ 2 n 1 = 1
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A = x = 2 ∑ ∞ ( n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( k = 1 ∑ ∞ x n x k 1 ) )
A = x = 2 ∑ ∞ ( ( n = 1 ∑ ∞ x n 1 ) ( k = 1 ∑ ∞ x k 1 ) )
A = x = 2 ∑ ∞ ( n = 1 ∑ ∞ x n 1 ) 2
A = x = 2 ∑ ∞ ( 1 − x 1 1 − 1 ) 2
A = x = 2 ∑ ∞ ( x − 1 1 ) 2
A = x = 1 ∑ ∞ x 2 1
A = ζ ( 2 ) = 6 π 2
∴ m + n = 8