P = 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 ⋯
If P = B A e for positive integers A and B , what is A + B ?
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Really nice solution!
good work, but why: 1+(1/2)+ (1/2*3)+...=e-1 can u derive it
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= 2 ( 2 ( 2 ( 2 ( 2 . . . ) 5 1 ) 4 1 ) 3 1 ) 2 1
= 2 ⋅ 2 2 1 ( 2 ( 2 ( 2 . . . ) 5 1 ) 4 1 ) 6 1
= 2 ⋅ 2 2 1 ⋅ 2 6 1 ( 2 ( 2 . . . ) 5 1 ) 2 4 1
= 2 ⋅ 2 2 1 ⋅ 2 6 1 ⋅ 2 2 4 1 ( 2 . . . ) 1 2 0 1
= 2 ⋅ 2 2 1 ⋅ 2 6 1 ⋅ 2 2 4 1 ⋅ 2 1 2 0 1 . . .
= 2 1 + 2 ! 1 + 3 ! 1 + 4 ! 1 + 5 ! 1 + . . .
We know that ,
e = 1 + 1 ! 1 + 2 ! 1 + 3 ! 1 + 4 ! 1 + 5 ! 1 + . . .
Therefore ,
= 2 1 + 2 ! 1 + 3 ! 1 + 4 ! 1 + 5 ! 1 + . . . = 2 e − 1
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i see it's all about the exponential development, that's what i'm askin for. thanks
Did it the same way...
P = 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 … = 2 ( 2 2 ! 1 ( 2 3 ! 1 ( 2 4 ! 1 ( 2 5 ! 1 … ) ) ) )
P = 2 ∑ k = 0 ∞ ( k ! 1 ) − 1 = 2 e − 1 = 2 2 e = B A e
A + B = 2 + 2 = 4
P = 2 1 ! 1 2 2 ! 1 . . . = 2 1 ! 1 + 2 ! 1 + . . . = 2 e − 1 = 2 2 e
A = 2 , B = 2 ⇒ A + B = 4
Good way to present the exponent calculations.
Not a rigorous proof, but from the given value of P ( some power 2 ), you can guess from the equality that A^e is also some power of 2, and B is just 2. If there were any other numbers added to the equality, guessing would not work out so well
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P = 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 ⋯
The above expression can be rewritten as ,
= 2 ( 2 ( 2 ( 2 ( 2 . . . ) 5 1 ) 4 1 ) 3 1 ) 2 1
= 2 ⋅ 2 2 1 ⋅ 2 6 1 ⋅ 2 2 4 1 ⋅ 2 1 2 0 1 . . .
= 2 1 + 2 ! 1 + 3 ! 1 + 4 ! 1 + 5 ! 1 + ⋯
= 2 e − 1 = 2 2 e
⇒ 2 + 2 = 4