If the integral above is equal to , where and are coprime positive integers, find .
Notation : denotes the fractional part function .
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First we observe ∫ a b { n x } d x = ∫ a b { x } d x , so that the 2016 can be disregarded.
Then, on ( 0 , 1 ) , { x } = x , further reducing the integral to just ∫ 0 1 x ( x − x 2 ) 5 d x = ∫ 0 1 x 6 ( 1 − x ) 5 d x
By integrating by parts many times, we observe a pattern:
∫ x 6 ( 1 − x ) 5 d x = − 6 x 6 ( 1 − x ) 6 − 6 × 7 x 5 ( 1 − x ) 7 × 6 −
6 × 7 × 8 x 4 ( 1 − x ) 8 × 6 × 5 − . . . − 5 ! 1 2 ! ( 1 − x ) 1 2 × 6 !
Following the Second Fundamental Theorem, all the terms cancel out for x = 1 and only the last term, say f ( x ) , at − f ( 0 ) matters.
− f ( 0 ) = 5 5 4 4 1