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Algebra Level 4

1 3 + 2 4 + 3 5 + + 2014 2016 = ? \large 1\cdot 3+2\cdot 4+3\cdot 5+\cdots +2014\cdot 2016 = \, ?


The answer is 2729146225.

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Rishabh Jain
Feb 16, 2016

n = 1 2015 ( n 1 ) ( n + 1 ) \Large \displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{2015}(n-1)(n+1) = n = 1 2015 ( n 2 1 ) \Large =\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{2015}(n^2-1) = ( n = 1 2015 n 2 ) 2015 \Large =\left(\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{2015}n^2\right)-2015 = ( ( 2015 ) ( 2016 ) ( 4031 ) 6 ) 2015 \Large=\left(\dfrac{(2015)(2016)(4031)}{6}\right)-2015 = 2729146225 \huge =\boxed{\color{#007fff}{2729146225}} Formula Used: n 2 = n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) 6 \color{#D61F06}{\boxed{\mathcal{\color{#0C6AC7}{\text{Formula Used:}}}\\ \color{forestgreen}{\displaystyle\sum n^2=\dfrac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}}}}

I think the first line is wrong. You should replace the 1 below the sigma with a 2.

Lee Care Gene - 5 years, 4 months ago

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check again... everything is perfect.................. at one stage you confused me :-}

Rishabh Jain - 5 years, 4 months ago

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Sorry XD. Maybe I work myself too hard.

Lee Care Gene - 5 years, 4 months ago

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@Lee Care Gene ;-) .... Pretty much interesting whether take starting value of n=1 or 2 you'll get the same answer....

Rishabh Jain - 5 years, 4 months ago

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@Rishabh Jain Yeah that is true.XD

Lee Care Gene - 5 years, 4 months ago

@Rishabh Jain Yes , because the term with n = 1 n=1 is 0 .

Nihar Mahajan - 5 years, 3 months ago
Sravanth C.
Feb 16, 2016

We can rewrite this expression as:

n = 1 2014 n ( n + 2 ) = n = 1 2014 n 2 + 2 n = n = 1 2014 n 2 + n = 1 2014 2 n = n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) 6 + 2 × n ( n + 1 ) 2 = 2014 ( 2014 + 1 ) ( 2 × 2014 + 1 ) 6 + 2014 ( 2014 + 1 ) = 2729146225 \begin{aligned} \color{#007fff}{\huge\sum_{n=1}^{2014} n(n+2)}&\huge=\sum_{n=1}^{2014} \color{#D61F06}{n^2}+\color{#20A900}{2n}\\ \huge&\huge=\sum_{n=1}^{2014} \color{#D61F06}{n^2} +\sum_{n=1}^{2014} \color{#20A900}{2n}\\ \huge&\huge=\color{#D61F06}{\dfrac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}6}+\color{#20A900}{2\times \dfrac{n(n+1)}2}\\ \huge&\huge=\color{#D61F06}{\dfrac{2014(2014+1)(2\times 2014+1)}{6}}+\color{#20A900}{2014(2014+1)}\\ \huge&\huge\color{#007fff}{=\boxed{2729146225}} \end{aligned}

Inspired by Rishabh's colours , huh? :P

Nihar Mahajan - 5 years, 3 months ago

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Yeah you can say that :P

Sravanth C. - 5 years, 3 months ago

Shouldn't in the last second line last words be like: 2014 ( 2014 + 1 ) 2014(2014+1) ??

Rishabh Jain - 5 years, 4 months ago

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Yeahh I agree. The last line should have 2014(2014+1)

Mehul Arora - 5 years, 3 months ago

Thanks! Edited. ¨ \ddot\smile

Sravanth C. - 5 years, 3 months ago

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