x n = k = 0 ∑ 9 a k n k
For the given values of the numbers a k for k = 0 , 1 , 2 , ⋯ , 9 , it is true that x n = e n for n = 1 , 2 , ⋯ , 1 0 . Find ⌊ x 1 1 ⌋ .
Clarification : e = n → ∞ lim ( 1 + n 1 ) n ≈ 2 . 7 1 8 2 8 .
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Sir, please tell my mistake: x 1 = a 0 + a 1 + ⋯ + a 9 = e
x 2 = a 0 + 2 a 1 + ⋯ + 2 9 a 9 = e 2 ....
x 1 0 = a 0 + 1 0 a 1 + ⋯ + 1 0 9 a 9 = e 9
∴ f ( x ) = ( x − 1 ) ( x − 2 ) ⋯ ( x − 9 ) ( x − 1 0 ) + e x and
f(11)=10!+e^11 = 3688673.7.
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From one side you are assuming that f ( x ) = a 0 + a 1 x + . . . + a 9 x 9 , which is a polynomial and from the other side you are getting that f ( x ) = ( x − 1 ) ⋯ ( x − 1 0 ) + e x . This would imply that e x is a polynomial, which is not true. One way of proving that e x is not a polynomial is by finding derivatives of all orders of e x . For any n we have that ( e x ) ( n ) = e x . So any derivative of e x is a function different from the zero function. This would not happen with a polynomials.
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Thanx...for that :)
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Since x n is a linear combination of the sequences 1 , n , n 2 , ⋯ , n 9 , then it satisfies a linear recurrence whose characteristic polynomial is ( r − 1 ) 1 0 = k = 0 ∑ 1 0 ( k 1 0 ) ( − 1 ) 1 0 − k r 1 0 − k . Then we have that x n = k = 1 ∑ 1 0 ( k 1 0 ) ( − 1 ) 1 1 − k x n − k for all n ≥ 1 1 . For the details see Linear Recurrence Relations - With Repeated Roots . Then making n = 1 1 , we obtain x 1 1 = k = 1 ∑ 1 0 ( k 1 0 ) ( − 1 ) 1 1 − k x 1 1 − k = k = 1 ∑ 1 0 ( k 1 0 ) ( − 1 ) 1 1 − k e 1 1 − k = e ( e 1 0 − ( e − 1 ) 1 0 ) ≈ ≈ 5 9 2 6 4 . 2 7 0 0 ⋯ Therefore, ⌊ x 1 1 ⌋ = 5 9 2 6 4 .