"Spoooooooky" Russian rational expressions 17

Algebra Level 4

E = ( a 1 3 a + ( a 1 ) 2 1 3 a + a 2 a 3 1 1 a 1 ) ÷ a 2 + 1 1 a \mathscr{E} = \left( \dfrac{a-1}{3a + (a-1)^2} - \dfrac{1 - 3a + a^2}{a^3 - 1} - \dfrac{1}{a-1} \right) \div \dfrac{a^2 + 1}{1-a}

Let a = 2016 a = 2016 . If E \mathscr{E} can be expressed in the form x y \dfrac{x}{y} , where x x and y y are coprime positive integers , find x + y x+y .


Credit: My former Trig teacher's worksheet of Russian rational expressions


The answer is 4066274.

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( a 1 3 a + ( a 1 ) 2 1 3 a + a 2 a 3 1 1 a 1 ) ÷ a 2 + 1 1 a \Rightarrow \left( \dfrac{a-1}{3a + (a-1)^2} - \dfrac{1 - 3a + a^2}{a^3 - 1} - \dfrac{1}{a-1} \right) \div \dfrac{a^2 + 1}{1-a}

( a 1 3 a + a 2 + 1 2 a 1 3 a + a 2 ( a 1 ) ( a 2 + 1 + a ) 1 a 1 ) × 1 a a 2 + 1 \implies \left(\dfrac{a-1}{3a+a^2+1-2a}-\dfrac{1-3a+a^2}{(a-1)(a^2+1+a)}-\dfrac{1}{a-1}\right)×\dfrac{1-a}{a^2+1}

( ( a 1 ) 2 ( a 1 ) ( a 2 + 1 + a ) 1 3 a + a 2 ( a 1 ) ( a 2 + 1 + a ) a 2 + 1 + a ( a 1 ) ( a 2 + 1 + a ) ) × 1 a a 2 + 1 \implies \left(\dfrac{(a-1)^2}{(a-1)(a^2+1+a)}-\dfrac{1-3a+a^2}{(a-1)(a^2+1+a)}-\dfrac{a^2+1+a}{(a-1)(a^2+1+a)}\right)×\dfrac{1-a}{a^2+1}

( a 2 + 1 2 a 1 + 3 a a 2 a 2 1 a ( a 1 ) ( a 2 + 1 + a ) ) × 1 a a 2 + 1 \implies \left(\dfrac{a^2+1-2a-1+3a-a^2-a^2-1-a}{(a-1)(a^2+1+a)}\right)×\dfrac{1-a}{a^2+1}

( a 2 + 1 ) ( a 1 ) ( a 2 + 1 + a ) × 1 a a 2 + 1 \implies \dfrac{-(a^2+1)}{(a-1)(a^2+1+a)}×\dfrac{1-a}{a^2+1}

1 a 2 + 1 + a \implies \dfrac{1}{a^2+1+a}

Pluging a = 2016 a=2016 .

1 ( 2016 × 2017 ) + 1 = 1 4066273 \dfrac{1}{(2016×2017)+1}=\dfrac{1}{4066273}

x + y = 4066274 \therefore x+y=\boxed{4066274}

Typo: 4 th 4^{\text{th}} line: 1 a a 2 + 1 \dfrac{1-a}{a^2+1}

Second last line: 1 4066273 \dfrac{1}{4066273}

Hung Woei Neoh - 4 years, 11 months ago

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Done!....Thanks!

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 11 months ago

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