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Algebra Level 4

Recently, a friend of mine went to a restaurant. The above image shows a portion of the receipt, which includes the amount he tipped as well as the total amount he paid. How much did the food cost?

Clarification: The total amount reads $33.82. Also, the second summation should have a lower limit of 1, not 0.


The answer is 27.82.

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3 solutions

The tip is given by

i 2 e i π + ( 4 ! π n = 0 ( 1 ) n 2 n + 1 ) + ( 3 ! π 2 n = 1 1 n 2 ) 3 + 4 ! 3 ! \large \sqrt[3] {\large i^2\large e^{i\pi}+\left(\dfrac{4!}{\pi}\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{(-1)^n}{2n+1}\right)+\left(\dfrac{3!}{\pi^2}\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^2}\right)}+\dfrac{4!}{3!}

i 2 e i π = 1 × i 2 = 1 \large i^2\large e^{i\pi}=-1\times i^2=1

Consider,

n = 0 ( 1 ) n 2 n + 1 \displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{(-1)^n}{2n+1}

We know that , tan 1 x = x x 3 3 + x 5 5 \tan^{-1}x=x-\dfrac{x^3}{3}+\dfrac{x^5}{5}\dots ,assigning x = 1 x=1 ,we get the reqired sum = tan 1 1 = π 4 =\tan^{-1}1=\dfrac{\pi}{4}

also we have ,

n = 1 1 n 2 = ζ ( 2 ) = π 2 6 \displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^2}=\zeta(2)=\dfrac{\pi^2}{6}

plugging these values back into the equation we get

T I P = 1 + ( 4 ! π π 4 ) + ( 3 ! π 2 π 2 6 ) 3 + 4 ! 3 ! = 1 + 6 + 1 3 + 4 = 6 TIP=\large \sqrt[3] {1+\left(\dfrac{4!}{\pi}\dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)+\left(\dfrac{3!}{\pi^2}\dfrac{\pi^2}{6}\right)}+\dfrac{4!}{3!}=\large \sqrt[3] {1+6+1}+4=6

Thus cost of food= Total cost- Cost of tip = 33.82 6 = 27.82 33.82-6=\boxed{27.82}

Sahil Silare
Feb 10, 2017

The tip given can be solved by following steps: S u m = i 2 e i π + ( 4 ! π n = 0 ( 1 ) n 2 n + 1 ) + ( 3 ! π 2 n = 1 1 n 2 ) 3 + 4 ! 3 ! = 1 + ( 4 ! π n = 0 ( 1 ) n 2 n + 1 ) + ( 3 ! π 2 n = 1 1 n 2 ) 3 + 4 Using Euler’s identity e i π + 1 = 0 we get i 2 e i π = 1 = 1 + ( 4 ! π n = 0 ( 1 ) n 2 n + 1 ) + ( 3 ! π 2 π 2 6 ) 3 + 4 Basel’s problem n = 1 1 n 2 = π 2 6 = 1 + ( 4 ! π π 4 ) + ( 3 ! π 2 π 2 6 ) 3 + 4 Assigning 1 in t a n 1 x = x x 3 3 + x 5 5 we get t a n 1 1 = π 4 = 1 + 6 + 1 3 + 4 = 2 + 4 = $ 6 \begin{aligned} & Sum &=& \large \sqrt[3] {\large i^2\large e^{i\pi}+\left(\dfrac{4!}{\pi}\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{(-1)^n}{2n+1}\right)+\left(\dfrac{3!}{\pi^2}\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^2}\right)}+\dfrac{4!}{3!} \\ & &=& \large \sqrt[3] {\large 1+\left(\dfrac{4!}{\pi}\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{(-1)^n}{2n+1}\right)+\left(\dfrac{3!}{\pi^2}\displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^2}\right)}+4 & & \small \color{#3D99F6} {\text{Using Euler's identity } e^{i \pi}+1=0 \text{ we get } i^2e^{i \pi}=1 } \\ & &=& \large \sqrt[3] {\large 1+\left(\dfrac{4!}{\pi}\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{(-1)^n}{2n+1}\right)+\left(\dfrac{3!}{\pi^2}\dfrac{\pi^2}{6}\right)}+4 & & \small \color{#3D99F6} {\text{Basel's problem } \displaystyle \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^2}=\dfrac{\pi^2}{6} } \\ & &=& \large \sqrt[3] {\large 1+\left(\dfrac{4!}{\pi}\dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)+\left(\dfrac{3!}{\pi^2}\dfrac{\pi^2}{6}\right)}+4 & & \small \color{#3D99F6} {\text{Assigning 1 in } tan^{-1} x=x- \dfrac{x^3}{3}+ \dfrac{x^5}{5}\dots \text{ we get }tan^{-1}1=\dfrac\pi4 } \\ & &=& \large \sqrt[3] {\large 1+6+1}+4 \\ & &=& 2+4 \\ & &=& \$ 6 \\ \end{aligned} So as the total bill was of $ 33.82 \$33.82 including the tip and food charges,

F o o d c h a r g e s = 33.82 6 F o o d c h a r g e s = $ 27.82 \begin{aligned} &Food &charges =33.82-6 \\ &Food &charges =\boxed{\$27.82} \\ \end{aligned}

Ayush Sharma
Jun 17, 2017

I wish I could go to this hotel I did the part which looks difficult hope you all can do the rest and reach answer

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