Evaluation of a Finite or Infinite Sum

The question asks to compute the exact value of a specific finite sum, infinite series, or limit of a sum expressed in closed form.

bac-s-maths 2024 Q4 5 marks View
For each of the following statements, indicate whether it is true or false. Each answer must be justified. An unjustified answer earns no points. The five questions of this exercise are independent.
  1. We consider the script written in Python language below. \begin{verbatim} def seuil(S) : n=0 u=7 while u < S : n=n+1 u=1.05*u+3 return(n) \end{verbatim} Statement 1: the instruction seuil(100) returns the value 18.
  2. Let $(S_n)$ be the sequence defined for every natural integer $n$ by $$S_n = 1 + \frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{5^2} + \ldots + \frac{1}{5^n}.$$ Statement 2: the sequence $(S_n)$ converges to $\frac{5}{4}$.
  3. Statement 3: in a class composed of 30 students, we can form 870 different pairs of delegates.
  4. We consider the function $f$ defined on $[1 ; +\infty[$ by $f(x) = x(\ln x)^2$. Statement 4: the equation $f(x) = 1$ admits a unique solution in the interval $[1 ; +\infty[$.
  5. Statement 5: $$\int_0^1 x\mathrm{e}^{-x}\,\mathrm{d}x = \frac{\mathrm{e} - 2}{\mathrm{e}}.$$
brazil-enem 2024 Q164 View
The distance between the points $A = (1, 2)$ and $B = (4, 6)$ is:
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7
brazil-enem 2024 Q166 View
The value of $\displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^{5} k^2$ is:
(A) 45
(B) 50
(C) 55
(D) 60
(E) 65
cmi-entrance 2020 QA9 View
Notice that the quadratic polynomial $p(x) = 1 + x + \frac{1}{2}x(x-1)$ satisfies $p(j) = 2^{j}$ for $j = 0, 1$ and $2$. A polynomial $q(x)$ of degree 7 satisfies $q(j) = 2^{j}$ for $j = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7$. Find the value of $q(10)$.
csat-suneung 2005 Q30 (Discrete Mathematics) 4 marks View
For a natural number $k$, when $n = 5 ^ { k }$, $f ( n )$ satisfies $$f ( 5 n ) = f ( n ) + 3 , \quad f ( 5 ) = 4$$ Find the value of $\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 10 } f \left( 5 ^ { k } \right)$. [4 points]
csat-suneung 2008 Q24 4 marks View
For a natural number $n \geq 2$, let $C _ { n }$ be the circle obtained by translating the circle $C$ with center at the origin and radius 1 by $\frac { 2 } { n }$ in the $x$-direction. Let $l _ { n }$ be the length of the common chord of circles $C$ and $C _ { n }$. When $\sum _ { n = 2 } ^ { \infty } \frac { 1 } { \left( n l _ { n } \right) ^ { 2 } } = \frac { q } { p }$, find the value of $p + q$. (Here, $p , q$ are coprime natural numbers.) [4 points]
csat-suneung 2011 Q23 4 marks View
For a natural number $n \geq 2$, consider the set $$\left\{ 3 ^ { 2 k - 1 } \mid k \text{ is a natural number, } 1 \leqq k \leqq n \right\}$$ Let $S$ be the set containing only all possible values obtained by multiplying two distinct elements of this set, and let $f ( n )$ be the number of elements in $S$. For example, $f ( 4 ) = 5$. Find the value of $\sum _ { n = 2 } ^ { 11 } f ( n )$. [4 points]
csat-suneung 2011 Q23 View
For a natural number $n \geq 2$, consider the set $$\left\{ 3 ^ { 2 k - 1 } \mid k \text { is a natural number, } 1 \leqq k \leqq n \right\}$$ Let $S$ be the set containing only all possible values obtained by multiplying two distinct elements of this set, and let $f ( n )$ be the number of elements in $S$. For example, $f ( 4 ) = 5$. Find the value of $\sum _ { n = 2 } ^ { 11 } f ( n )$.
csat-suneung 2018 Q27 4 marks View
For the sequence $\left\{ a _ { n } \right\}$, $$\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 10 } \left( a _ { k } + 1 \right) ^ { 2 } = 28 , \sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 10 } a _ { k } \left( a _ { k } + 1 \right) = 16$$ Find the value of $\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 10 } \left( a _ { k } \right) ^ { 2 }$. [4 points]
csat-suneung 2021 Q10 3 marks View
For two sequences $\left\{ a _ { n } \right\}$ and $\left\{ b _ { n } \right\}$, $$\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 5 } a _ { k } = 8 , \quad \sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 5 } b _ { k } = 9$$ What is the value of $\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 5 } \left( 2 a _ { k } - b _ { k } + 4 \right)$? [3 points]
(1) 19
(2) 21
(3) 23
(4) 25
(5) 27
csat-suneung 2021 Q12 3 marks View
A sequence $\left\{ a _ { n } \right\}$ satisfies $a _ { 1 } = 1$ and for all natural numbers $n$, $$\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { n } \left( a _ { k } - a _ { k + 1 } \right) = - n ^ { 2 } + n$$ What is the value of $a _ { 11 }$? [3 points]
(1) 88
(2) 91
(3) 94
(4) 97
(5) 100
csat-suneung 2022 Q18 3 marks View
For a sequence $\left\{ a _ { n } \right\}$, $$\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 10 } a _ { k } - \sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 7 } \frac { a _ { k } } { 2 } = 56 , \quad \sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 10 } 2 a _ { k } - \sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 8 } a _ { k } = 100$$ find the value of $a _ { 8 }$. [3 points]
gaokao 2018 Q12 5 marks View
Let $f ( x )$ be an odd function with domain $( - \infty , + \infty )$, satisfying $f ( 1 - x ) = f ( 1 + x )$ and $f ( 1 ) = 2$. Then $f ( 1 ) + f ( 2 ) + f ( 3 ) + \cdots + f ( 50 ) =$
A. $- 50$
B. $0$
C. $2$
D. $50$
gaokao 2018 Q11 5 marks View
Given that $f ( x )$ is an odd function with domain $( - \infty , + \infty )$ satisfying $f ( 1 - x ) = f ( 1 + x )$. If $f ( 1 ) = 2$, then $f ( 1 ) + f ( 2 ) + f ( 3 ) + \cdots + f ( 30 ) =$
A. $- 50$
B. $0$
C. $2$
D. $50$
gaokao 2022 Q12 5 marks View
Given that $f(x), g(x)$ have domain $\mathbf{R}$, and $f(x) + g(2-x) = 5, g(x) - f(x-4) = 7$. If the graph of $y = g(x)$ is symmetric about the line $x = 2$, and $g(2) = 4$, then $\sum_{k=1}^{22} f(k) =$
A. $-21$
B. $-22$
C. $-23$
D. $-24$
grandes-ecoles 2011 QV.B View
We fix $x > 0$ and for all natural integers $n$, we define $F_{n}(x)$ by: $$F_{n}(x) = \ln\left(\frac{n! \, n^{x+1}}{(x+1)(x+2) \ldots (x+n+1)}\right)$$ Deduce that: $$F_{n}(x) = G_{n}(x) - \int_{0}^{n+1} \frac{h(u)}{u+x} du$$ where $$G_{n}(x) = \ln n! + (x+1)\ln n - \left(x+n+\frac{3}{2}\right)\ln(x+n+1) + n+1 + \left(x+\frac{1}{2}\right)\ln x$$
grandes-ecoles 2011 QVI.A View
Let $\varepsilon_{1}, \varepsilon_{2}, \varepsilon_{3}, \varepsilon_{4}$ be four strictly positive real numbers pairwise distinct and two strictly positive real numbers $E$ and $N$. Let $\Omega$ be the part, assumed to be non-empty, formed of the quadruplets $x = (x_{1}, x_{2}, x_{3}, x_{4})$ of $\mathbb{R}_{+}^{4}$ satisfying: $$\left\{\begin{array}{l} x_{1} + x_{2} + x_{3} + x_{4} = N \\ \varepsilon_{1} x_{1} + \varepsilon_{2} x_{2} + \varepsilon_{3} x_{3} + \varepsilon_{4} x_{4} = E \end{array}\right.$$
VI.A.1) Let $f$ be a function of class $\mathcal{C}^{1}$ on $\mathbb{R}_{+}^{4}$. Show that $f$ admits a maximum on $\Omega$. We then denote $a = (a_{1}, a_{2}, a_{3}, a_{4}) \in \Omega$ a point at which this maximum is attained.
VI.A.2) Show that if $(x_{1}, x_{2}, x_{3}, x_{4}) \in \Omega$ then $x_{3}$ and $x_{4}$ can be written in the form $$\begin{aligned} & x_{3} = u x_{1} + v x_{2} + w \\ & x_{4} = u^{\prime} x_{1} + v^{\prime} x_{2} + w^{\prime} \end{aligned}$$ where we shall give explicitly $u, v, u^{\prime}, v^{\prime}$ in terms of $\varepsilon_{1}, \varepsilon_{2}, \varepsilon_{3}, \varepsilon_{4}$.
VI.A.3) Assuming that none of the numbers $a_{1}, a_{2}, a_{3}, a_{4}$ is zero, deduce that $$\begin{aligned} & \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_{1}}(a) + u \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_{3}}(a) + u^{\prime} \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_{4}}(a) = 0 \\ & \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_{2}}(a) + v \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_{3}}(a) + v^{\prime} \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_{4}}(a) = 0 \end{aligned}$$
VI.A.4) Show that the vector subspace of $\mathbb{R}^{4}$ spanned by the vectors $(1, 0, u, u^{\prime})$ and $(0, 1, v, v^{\prime})$ admits a supplementary orthogonal subspace spanned by the vectors $(1,1,1,1)$ and $(\varepsilon_{1}, \varepsilon_{2}, \varepsilon_{3}, \varepsilon_{4})$.
VI.A.5) Deduce the existence of two real numbers $\alpha, \beta$ such that for all $i \in \{1,2,3,4\}$ we have $$\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_{i}}(a) = \alpha + \beta \varepsilon_{i}$$
grandes-ecoles 2011 QIV.A.5 View
The family $\left(K_p\right)_{p \in \mathbb{N}}$ is the unique family of polynomials such that for all $p \in \mathbb{N}$, the degree of $K_p$ equals $p$ with strictly positive leading coefficient, and for all $N \in \mathbb{N}$, $\left(K_p\right)_{0 \leqslant p \leqslant N}$ is an orthonormal basis of $\mathbb{R}_N[X]$ for $\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle$.
For all $p \in \llbracket 0; n-1 \rrbracket$, calculate $K_p(1)$.
grandes-ecoles 2011 QIV.A.6 View
For $n \in \mathbb{N}^*$ and $(i,j) \in \llbracket 1, n \rrbracket^2$, we denote by $h_{i,j}^{(-1,n)}$ the coefficient at position $(i,j)$ of the matrix $H_n^{-1}$ and we denote by $s_n$ the sum of the coefficients of the matrix $H_n^{-1}$, that is: $$s_n = \sum_{1 \leqslant i,j \leqslant n} h_{i,j}^{(-1,n)}$$
Determine the value of $s_n$.
grandes-ecoles 2012 QII.C.1 View
We define, for every non-zero natural number $n$, the function $k_{n}$ by $$\begin{cases} k_{n}(x) = 1 - \frac{|x|}{n} & \text{if } |x| \leqslant n \\ k_{n}(x) = 0 & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}$$ Express the Fourier transform $\hat{k}_{n}(x)$ using the function defined by $$\varphi(x) = \begin{cases} \left(\frac{\sin x}{x}\right)^{2} & \text{if } x \neq 0 \\ 1 & \text{if } x = 0 \end{cases}$$
grandes-ecoles 2012 QII.C View
In this question, we study the case $\lambda(t) = t^2$ and $f(t) = \dfrac{1}{1+t^2}$ for all $t \in \mathbb{R}^+$.
II.C.1) Determine $E$. What is the value of $Lf(0)$?
II.C.2) Prove that $Lf$ is differentiable.
II.C.3) Show the existence of a constant $A > 0$ such that for all $x > 0$, we have $$Lf(x) - (Lf)^{\prime}(x) = \frac{A}{\sqrt{x}}.$$
II.C.4) We denote $g(x) = e^{-x}Lf(x)$ for $x \geqslant 0$.
Show that for all $x \geqslant 0$, we have $$g(x) = \frac{\pi}{2} - A\int_0^x \frac{e^{-t}}{\sqrt{t}}\,dt.$$
II.C.5) Deduce from this the value of the integral $\displaystyle\int_0^{+\infty} e^{-t^2}\,dt$.
grandes-ecoles 2012 QIV.B View
In this part, $\lambda(t) = t$ for all $t \in \mathbb{R}^+$.
In the particular case where $f(t) = e^{-at}t^n$ for all $t \in \mathbb{R}^+$, with $n \in \mathbb{N}$ and $a \in \mathbb{R}$, make explicit $E$, $E^{\prime}$ and calculate $Lf(x)$ for $x \in E^{\prime}$.
grandes-ecoles 2012 QV.D View
In this part, $\lambda(t) = t$ for all $t \in \mathbb{R}^+$ and $f(t) = \dfrac{\sin t}{t}$ for all $t \in \mathbb{R}^{+*}$, $f$ being extended by continuity at 0.
Calculate $(Lf)^{\prime}(x)$ for $x \in E$.
grandes-ecoles 2012 QII.B.3 View
We consider $\psi : x \mapsto \frac { 1 } { ( 1 + x ) ^ { 2 } ( 1 - x ) }$ with power series expansion $\psi ( x ) = \sum _ { n = 0 } ^ { + \infty } v _ { n } x ^ { n }$ for $x \in ] - 1,1 [$. We denote $A_n = \sum_{k=0}^n a_k$ and $\widetilde{a}_n = \frac{A_n}{n+1}$.
Calculate $\widetilde { v } _ { n }$ (arithmetic mean of the numbers $v _ { 0 } , \ldots , v _ { n }$).
grandes-ecoles 2013 QI.D View
Calculate $\sum _ { n = - \infty } ^ { + \infty } \left| \varphi _ { n } ( x ) \right| ^ { 2 }$.