Handbook of Industrial Engineering Equations, Formulas and Calculations
Handbook of Industrial Engineering Equations, Formulas and Calculations
Mathematical Patterns,
Series, and Formulae
Number Sequence and Patterns
Numbers can have interesting patterns. Here we list the most common patterns and how
they are made.
18+1 = 9
12 8 + 2 = 98
123 8 + 3 = 987
1234 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 8 + 9 = 987654321
1 9 + 2 = 11
12 9 + 3 = 111
123 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 9 + 10 = 1111111111
A-1
9 9 + 7 = 88
98 9 + 6 = 888
987 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 9 + 0 = 888888888
11 = 1
11 11 = 121
111 111 = 12321
1111 1111 = 1234321
11111 11111 = 123454321
111111 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 111111111 = 12345678987654321
111, 111, 111 111, 111, 111 = 12, 345, 678, 987, 654, 321
18+1 = 9
12 8 + 2 = 98
123 8 + 3 = 987
1234 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 8 + 9 = 987654321
A-3
1 9 + 2 = 11
12 9 + 3 = 111
123 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 9 + 10 = 1111111111
9 9 + 7 = 88
98 9 + 6 = 888
987 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 9 + 0 = 888888888
11 = 1
11 11 = 121
111 111 = 12321
1111 1111 = 1234321
11111 11111 = 123454321
111111 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 111111111 = 12345678987654321
xn
n=0
xn
k
xn =
x x k+1
,
1x
x = 1,
xn =
x 2 x k+1
,
1x
x = 1,
n=2
pn =
1
,
1p
2x 2
n=0
(1 x)
6x 3
n3 x n =
(1 x)
n=0
M
if |p| < 1,
nx n =
(1 x)2
n=0
n2 x n =
x
(1 x)
6x 2
(1 x)
x=0
k=1
=
+
x(1 + x)
(1 x)3
x
(1 x)2
(1 x)2
r +x1
(1)k+1
x = 1,
nx n =
n=0
x = 1,
n=1
x k+1 1
,
x1
k
n=0
1
1x
xn =
n=0
k
= ln
n=0
= ex ,
n!
ux = (1 u)r ,
|x| < 1,
|x| < 1,
|x| < 1,
if |u| < 1,
1
1 1 1 1 1
= 1 + + + = ln 2,
k
2 3 4 5 6
(1)k+1
k=1
1
1 1 1 1
= 1 + + = ,
2k 1
3 5 7 9
4
(1)k x k =
k=0
n
k=1
(1)k
1
,
1+x
n
= 1,
k
1 < x < 1,
for n 2,
A-5
k=0
n
=
2n
,
n
k = 1+2+3++n =
k=1
n
k2 = 1 + 4 + 9 + + n2 =
k=1
n1
k2 x k =
n(n + 1)
,
2
n(n + 1)(2n + 1)
,
6
k=0
n
k3 = 1 + 8 + 27 + + n3 =
k=1
n
n(n + 1)
2
2
,
k=1
n
(2k 1) = 1 + 3 + 5 + + (2n 1) = n2 ,
k=1
k=0
n
k=1
a
rd
,
+
1 r (1 r)2
n 2
2
2
2
n(n
+
1)
(n
+
1)
n
=
=
k3 = 1 + 8 + 27 + + n3 =
k ,
4
2
k=1
1
1 1
= 1+ + +
x
2 3
x=1
k
m=0
mam =
k
k
k+1
[1
(k
+
1)a
+
ka
]
=
mam ,
(1 a)2
m=1
n
(1) = n,
k=0
n
n
k=0
= 2n ,
(a + b) =
n
n
n
k=0
an = e(
n=1
ln
6
ak bnk ,
n=1
an =
n=1
ln(an ))
ln an ,
n=1
1 x1 k
ln(x) =
k=1
1
x ,
2
lim (1 + h)1/h = e,
x n
lim 1 +
= ex ,
n
n
lim
n
en nr
K!
k=0
lim
xk
k!
1
= ,
2
= 0,
|x + y| |x| + |y|,
|x y| |x| |y|,
ln(1 + x) =
(1)k+1
k=1
xk
,
k
if 1 < x 1,
1
= ,
2
( + 1) = (),
(n 1)!
, for odd n,
= n1 1
2
2 ( 2 (n 1))!
ex x n1 dx,
(n) =
n
n1
1
n
= (n2 n) =
k,
2
2
k=1
n+1
n
=
+ n,
2
2
2 4 6 8 2n =
n
6
A-7
2k = 2n n!,
k=1
2n 1
(2n 1)!
= 2n2 ,
1 3 5 7 (2n 1) = 2n2
2
(2n 2)!
2
n
k
Derivation of closed-form expression for
kx :
k=1
n
k=1
kx k = x
n
kx k1
k=1
n
d k
=x
[x ]
dx
k=1
n
d k
=x
x
dx
k=1
d x(1 x n )
=x
dx
1x
(1 (n + 1)x n )(1 x) x(1 x n )(1)
=x
(1 x)2
x 1 (n + 1)x n + nx n+1
, x = 1,
=
(1 x)2
b2 4ac
.
2a
The roots are complex if b2 4ac < 0, the roots are real if b2 4ac > 0, and the roots are
real and repeated if b2 4ac = 0. Formula:
ax 2 + bx + c = 0.
Dividing both sides by a, where a = 0, we obtain
b
c
x 2 + x + = 0.
a
a
Note if a = 0, the solution to ax 2 + bx + c = 0 is x = c /b.
Rewrite
b
c
x2 + x + = 0
a
a
as
b2
c
b 2
2 + = 0,
2a
4a
a
2
2
b
c
b2 4ac
b
= 2 =
,
x+
2a
4a
a
4a2
b
b2 4ac
b2 4ac
x+
=
=
,
2a
4a2
2a
b
b2 4ac
x=
,
2a
2a
b b2 4ac
.
x=
2a
x+