f = 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ 2 + 1 + ⋯ 2 + ⋯ 3 + 3 + 3 + ⋯ 1 + ⋯ 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ = B A
Find the value of A + B , where A and B are coprime.
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Nice question! I solved it a similar way, but left g and h in terms of f , so g = 2 3 ± 9 + 4 f and h = f − 1 2 f . Then f = 1 + h g solves to f − 1 4 f ( f − 1 ) − 3 = ± 9 + 4 f , and the ( f − 1 ) terms can be eliminated since f > 1 , leaving the quadratic equation ( 4 f − 3 ) 2 = 9 + 4 f (instead of a cubic equation) which also solves to f = 4 7 for f > 1 .
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It is definitely easier to find the value of f your way. In my case, knowing that the answer for g was also a rational number, I was able to find the root after a couple of lucky guesses using Ruffini's rule.
Note that you have to substantiate why f , g , h are not zero or infinity, in order to multiply throughout and still have the equation hold true.
How is g-3=f/g? And why is congruence sign used while defining 'g' and 'h', is it typing mistake?
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Add one more level in the denominator of the blue expression: g = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + ⋯ 1 + ⋯ 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ = g 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ = f . The congruence sign is definitely not the symbol to be used here, there shoud be an : = sign or just an = sign. I've fixed it.
f Let, f where, x and y ( y − 2 ) ⟹ f ( y − 2 ) y ( f − 1 ) y ⋅ y x ⟹ x x x 2 f 2 f 2 f f B A ⟹ A + B = 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + ⋯ 2 + ⋯ 2 + 1 + ⋯ 2 + ⋯ 3 + 3 + 3 + ⋯ 1 + ⋯ 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ = B A = 1 + y x ( 1 ) = 3 + 3 + 3 + ⋯ 1 + ⋯ 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ = 2 + 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ 2 + 1 + ⋯ 2 + ⋯ = f y = y = 2 f = 2 f From ( 1 ) = 2 f ( 2 ) , y > 2 = 3 + 3 + 3 + ⋯ 1 + ⋯ 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ = 3 + x f = 3 + 2 f f From ( 2 ) = 3 + 2 1 f > 1 = 2 7 = 4 7 = 4 7 = 1 1
Nice and simple solution!
Solving Eq. 2 for x gives
x 2 − 3 x − f = 0 x = 2 3 ± 9 + 4 x .
x must be positive, and 9 + 4 x > 3 , so
x = 2 3 + 9 + 4 x .
Solving Eq. 3 for y gives
y = 1 − f 1 2 .
Inserting these expressions into Eq. 1 and solving for f goes as follows:
f = 1 + ( 1 − f 1 2 ) ( 2 3 + 9 + 4 f ) 4 ( f − 1 ) = ( 1 − f 1 ) ( 3 + 9 + 4 f ) 4 f ( f − 1 ) = ( 3 + 9 + 4 f ) ( f − 1 ) f = 1 or 4 f = 3 + 9 + 4 f
If f = 1 , then y is undefined, so 4 f = 3 + 9 + 4 f . Therefore,
( 4 f − 3 ) 2 = 9 + 4 f 1 6 f 2 − 2 8 f = 0 f = 0 or f = 4 7 .
f is clearly a positive number, so f = 4 7 . Since 7 and 4 are coprime, A = 7 and B = 4 , so A + B = 1 1 .
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f = 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ 2 + 1 + ⋯ 2 + ⋯ 3 + 3 + 3 + ⋯ 1 + ⋯ 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ = B A
Define g = 3 + 3 + 3 + ⋯ 1 + ⋯ 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ and h = 2 + 1 + 2 + ⋯ 3 + ⋯ 2 + 1 + ⋯ 2 + ⋯
We now have the equations:
g = 3 + g f ⟹ f = g ( g − 3 )
h = 2 + f h ⟹ h 1 = 2 1 + 2 f 1 ⟹ h 1 = 2 1 + 2 g ( g − 3 ) 1
f = 1 + h g ⟹ g ( g − 3 ) = 1 + g ( 2 1 + 2 g ( g − 3 ) 1 ) ⟹ 2 g 3 − 1 3 g 2 + 1 9 g + 7 = 0
This 3rd-degree polynomial on g has three real solutions, but only one of them, g = 2 7 , leads to a value of f > 1 .
The solution is f = 4 7 and the answer is A = 7 , B = 4 and A + B = 1 1 .