Cho đa thức P(x) = a(x^3) + b(x^2) + cx + 1. Tìm các số a,b,c sao cho P(x + 1) - P(x) = x^2, với mọi x thuộc R
Hướng dẫn giải
1) Ta có:\(P\left( x \right) = a{x^3} + b{x^2} + cx + 1\)
Suy ra \(P\left( {x + 1} \right) = a{\left( {x + 1} \right)^3} + b{\left( {x + 1} \right)^2} + c\left( {x + 1} \right) + 1\)
\(P\left( {x + 1} \right) - P\left( x \right) = a\left[ {{{\left( {x + 1} \right)}^3} - {x^3}} \right] + b\left[ {{{\left( {x + 1} \right)}^2} - {x^2}} \right] + c\left[ {x + 1 - x} \right]\)
\( = a\left[ {{x^3} + 3{x^2} + 3x + 1 - {x^3}} \right] + b\left( {{x^2} + 2x + 1 - {x^2}} \right) + c\)
\( = a\left( {3{x^2} + 3x + 1} \right) + b\left( {2x + 1} \right) + c\)
\( = 3a{x^2} + 3ax + a + 2bx + b + c\)
\( = 3a{x^2} + \left( {3a + 2b} \right)x + a + b + c\)
Đồng nhất hệ số: \(3a{x^2} + \left( {3a + 2b} \right)x + a + b + c = {x^2}\) ta có:
\(\left\{ \begin{array}{l}3a = 1\\3a + 2b = 0\\a + b + c = 0\end{array} \right.,\) suy ra \(\left\{ \begin{array}{l}a = \frac{1}{3}\\b = \frac{{ - 1}}{2}\\c = \frac{1}{6}\end{array} \right..\)
Vậy \(P\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{3}{x^3} - \frac{1}{2}{x^2} + \frac{1}{6}x + 1.\)
2) Ta có:
\(A = {1^2} + {2^2} + {3^2} + \ldots + {n^2}\)\( = P\left( 2 \right) - P\left( 1 \right) + P\left( 3 \right) - P\left( 2 \right) + ..... + P\left( {n + 1} \right) - P\left( n \right)\)
\( = P\left( {n + 1} \right) - P\left( 1 \right) = \frac{1}{3}{n^3} + \frac{1}{2}{n^2} + \frac{1}{6}n\)
\( = \frac{{2{n^3} + 3{n^2} + n}}{6}\)\( = \frac{{n\left( {2n + 1} \right)\left( {n + 1} \right)}}{6}.\)