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algebra intermediate

Problem

Let be the integer closest to Find
Solution
We have if and only if or Expanding the fourth powers, we get The leftmost and rightmost expressions are both non-integers, and their difference is . Therefore, there are exactly values of that satisfy this inequality.

For each , there are terms of the form in the sum, so those terms contribute to the sum. Thus, from to , we get .

The remaining terms have . Since , these are the terms from to , inclusive. There are such terms, so they contribute to the sum. Therefore, the final answer is .
Final answer
400