Yay for 2014! #6

Algebra Level 5

Let r 1 , r 2 , . . . , r 2014 r_{1}, r_{2}, ..., r_{2014} be the complex roots, not all necessarily distinct, of the polynomial x 2014 + 2014 x 2013 1 x^{2014}+2014x^{2013}-1 . If

S = n = 1 2014 k = 1 2014 r k n , S = \sum_{n=1}^{2014}\sum_{k=1}^{2014}r_{k}^{n},

and 2015 2014 S = a 2014 + b \frac{2015}{2014}S = a^{2014} + b , for some positive integers a a and b b such that a a is as large as possible, find the units digit of a + b + 2014. a + b + 2014.

This problem is part of the set Yay for 2014! .


The answer is 2.

This section requires Javascript.
You are seeing this because something didn't load right. We suggest you, (a) try refreshing the page, (b) enabling javascript if it is disabled on your browser and, finally, (c) loading the non-javascript version of this page . We're sorry about the hassle.

1 solution

Using Newton's Sums where a(2014) = 1, a(2013) = 2014, a(2012) up to a(1) = 0, and a(0) = -1.

From here, S(1) = -2014 S(2) = 2014^2 ... S(n) = (-2014)^n for 1 <= n <= 2013 S(2014) = 2014^2014 + 2014.

Summing up and multiplying the sum by (2015/2014) gives 2014^2014 + 2014... gives a + b + c = 6042 and hence, 2.

did not see that unit digit had to be written :(

Abhinav Raichur - 6 years, 5 months ago

Didn't notice that I have to answer the units digit only.

Muhammad Rasel Parvej - 6 years, 3 months ago

0 pending reports

×

Problem Loading...

Note Loading...

Set Loading...