The area bound by the two coordinate axes and is for integers , where is not the multiple of the cube of a prime.
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Firstly, we use the substitution y = − x 3 to show that the area is equal to A = ∫ − 1 0 1 + x 3 d x = 3 1 ∫ 0 1 y − 3 2 ( 1 − y ) 2 1 d y = 3 1 B ( 3 1 , 2 3 ) = Γ ( 6 1 1 ) Γ ( 3 1 ) Γ ( 2 3 ) = 5 π Γ ( 6 5 ) Γ ( 3 1 ) using the identity Γ ( z + 1 ) = z Γ ( z ) a couple of times, and the fact that Γ ( 2 1 ) = π . The duplication formula 2 π Γ ( 2 z ) = 2 2 z − 2 1 Γ ( z ) Γ ( z + 2 1 ) gives us that A = 5 π 2 π Γ ( 3 2 ) Γ ( 3 1 ) 2 2 3 1 = 5 × 2 3 1 Γ ( 3 2 ) Γ ( 3 1 ) 2 and then the relfection formula Γ ( z ) Γ ( 1 − z ) = π c o s e c π z tells us that A = 5 π 2 3 1 Γ ( 3 1 ) 3 sin 3 1 π = 5 π 2 3 4 3 Γ ( 3 1 ) 3 = 2 0 π 3 3 4 ( − 3 2 ! ) 3 making the answer 4 + 3 + 2 0 − 2 = 2 5