What is the sum of coefficients in the expansion below? ( 3 x 2 − 2 x + 1 ) 1 0 2 3
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This seems like an easy problem in difficult problem's clothes. The coefficients are 3 , − 2 and 1 . Adding them up gives us 2 . We just have to maintain the exponent, thus, 2 1 0 2 3
Could you explain why do we have to add them up ?
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That's what the problem asks, the sum of the coefficients. So I summed.
3 x 2 − 2 x + 1 1 0 2 3 To find the sum of coefficients, just put the value of x=1 (3(1)^2 -2(1) +1)^1023 => (3-2+1)^1023 = 2^1023
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Let f ( x ) = ( 3 x 2 − 2 x + 1 ) 1 0 2 3 = n 0 x 2 0 4 6 + n 1 x 2 0 4 5 + ⋯ + n 2 0 4 6 for unknown coefficients of the form n i . We are trying to find the value of i = 0 ∑ 2 0 4 6 n i , and this sum can be evaluated by setting x = 1 .
i = 0 ∑ 2 0 4 6 n i = f ( 1 ) = ( 3 ( 1 ) 2 − 2 ( 1 ) + 1 ) 1 0 2 3 = 2 1 0 2 3