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Algebra Level 4

Find the value of 4 5 2 4 3 2 + 4 4 2 4 2 2 + 4 3 2 4 1 2 + 4 2 2 4 0 2 + \large 45^2-43^2+44^2-42^2+43^2-41^2+42^2-40^2+\cdots upto 30 terms.


The answer is 2220.

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2 solutions

This can be looked at as two sequences with 15 15 terms each, one involving the terms preceded by the + + signs, (including 4 5 2 45^{2} ), and one preceded by the - signs. This gives us

n = 31 45 n 2 n = 29 43 n 2 . \displaystyle\sum_{n=31}^{45} n^{2} - \sum_{n=29}^{43} n^{2}.

The overlapping terms of these two sums then cancel, leaving us with just the first two terms of the first sum and the last two of the second. The desired answer is then

4 5 2 + 4 4 2 2 9 2 3 0 2 = 2220 . 45^{2} + 44^{2} - 29^{2} - 30^{2} = \boxed{2220}.

Using identity a 2 b 2 = ( a + b ) ( a b ) a^2-b^2=(a+b)(a-b) . ( 45 + 43 ) ( 45 43 ) + ( 44 + 42 ) ( 44 42 ) + ( 43 + 41 ) ( 43 41 ) + . . . . . . (45+43)(45-43)+(44+42)(44-42)+(43+41)(43-41)+...... 88 × 2 + 86 × 2 + 84 × 2 + . . . . . . . 88×2+86×2+84×2+.......

Now, taking 2 2 as common.

2 × ( 88 + 86 + 84 + 82 + . . . . . ) 2×(88+86+84+82+.....)

Now using sum formula.

n 2 × ( 2 a + ( n 1 ) d ) \frac{n}{2}×(2a+(n-1)d)

= 15 2 × ( 2 × 88 + 14 × ( 2 ) =\dfrac{15}{2}×(2×88+14×(-2) .

= 15 2 × 148 =\dfrac{15}{2}×148

= 1110 =1110

Now, sum becomes

= 2 × 1110 =2×1110

2220 \boxed{2220}

Haha We posted our solutions within seconds of each other. It will be interesting to see if others can come up with yet more different methods. :)

Brian Charlesworth - 5 years, 6 months ago

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Hahaha yes, copying and pasting from there.

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 6 months ago

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