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Question Number 120839 by bramlexs22 last updated on 03/Nov/20

Answered by mindispower last updated on 03/Nov/20

x∈Z−{1}  ⇒Σ_(k=2) ^(x−1) ((x−k)/(x−1))=5  ⇒(((x−2+1)/(x−1)))(((x−2)/2))=5  ⇒10(x−1)=(x−2)(x−1)=0  ⇔(x−1)(10−x+2)=0⇒(12−x)(x−1)=0  ⇒x=12,since x≠1

$${x}\in\mathbb{Z}−\left\{\mathrm{1}\right\} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\underset{{k}=\mathrm{2}} {\overset{{x}−\mathrm{1}} {\sum}}\frac{{x}−{k}}{{x}−\mathrm{1}}=\mathrm{5} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\left(\frac{{x}−\mathrm{2}+\mathrm{1}}{{x}−\mathrm{1}}\right)\left(\frac{{x}−\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)=\mathrm{5} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\mathrm{10}\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)=\left({x}−\mathrm{2}\right)\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\Leftrightarrow\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\mathrm{10}−{x}+\mathrm{2}\right)=\mathrm{0}\Rightarrow\left(\mathrm{12}−{x}\right)\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{x}=\mathrm{12},{since}\:{x}\neq\mathrm{1} \\ $$

Commented by bramlexs22 last updated on 03/Nov/20

thank you

$$\mathrm{thank}\:\mathrm{you} \\ $$

Answered by talminator2856791 last updated on 03/Nov/20

 Σ_(k=1) ^(x−2) (k/(x−1)) = 5   Σ_(k=1) ^(x−2) k = 5x−5   (((x−2)(x−1))/2) = 5x−5   x^2 −3x+2 = 10x−10   x^2 −13x+12 = 0   (x−12)(x−1) = 0   x=12   −−−−−   answer: d

$$\:\underset{{k}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{{x}−\mathrm{2}} {\sum}}\frac{{k}}{{x}−\mathrm{1}}\:=\:\mathrm{5} \\ $$$$\:\underset{{k}=\mathrm{1}} {\overset{{x}−\mathrm{2}} {\sum}}{k}\:=\:\mathrm{5}{x}−\mathrm{5} \\ $$$$\:\frac{\left({x}−\mathrm{2}\right)\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)}{\mathrm{2}}\:=\:\mathrm{5}{x}−\mathrm{5} \\ $$$$\:{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{3}{x}+\mathrm{2}\:=\:\mathrm{10}{x}−\mathrm{10} \\ $$$$\:{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{13}{x}+\mathrm{12}\:=\:\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\:\left({x}−\mathrm{12}\right)\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)\:=\:\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\:{x}=\mathrm{12} \\ $$$$\:−−−−− \\ $$$$\:\mathrm{answer}:\:{d} \\ $$

Answered by TANMAY PANACEA last updated on 03/Nov/20

a=x−2  d=−1  T_n =a+(n−1)d  1=(x−2)+(n−1)×−1  1=(x−2)−n+1  n=x−2  LHS  (((x−2)+(x−3)+(x−4)+...+1)/(x−1))  ((x−2)/2)[x−2+1]×(1/(x−1)) →(n/2)(a+l)  =((x−2)/2)  ((x−2)/2)=5  x=12

$${a}={x}−\mathrm{2} \\ $$$${d}=−\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${T}_{{n}} ={a}+\left({n}−\mathrm{1}\right){d} \\ $$$$\mathrm{1}=\left({x}−\mathrm{2}\right)+\left({n}−\mathrm{1}\right)×−\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathrm{1}=\left({x}−\mathrm{2}\right)−{n}+\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${n}={x}−\mathrm{2} \\ $$$${LHS} \\ $$$$\frac{\left({x}−\mathrm{2}\right)+\left({x}−\mathrm{3}\right)+\left({x}−\mathrm{4}\right)+...+\mathrm{1}}{{x}−\mathrm{1}} \\ $$$$\frac{{x}−\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{2}}\left[{x}−\mathrm{2}+\mathrm{1}\right]×\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}−\mathrm{1}}\:\rightarrow\frac{{n}}{\mathrm{2}}\left({a}+{l}\right) \\ $$$$=\frac{{x}−\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\frac{{x}−\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{2}}=\mathrm{5} \\ $$$${x}=\mathrm{12} \\ $$

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