Problem Analysis #32

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Problem Statement

Let {an}\{a_n\} be a sequence satisfying the following conditions.\begin{center}\fbox{\begin{minipage}{0.9\textwidth}

  • a1=7a_1 = 7,
  • For every natural number n2n \geq 2, k=1nak=23an+16n216n+10. \sum_{k=1}^{n} a_k = \frac{2}{3}a_n + \frac{1}{6}n^2 - \frac{1}{6}n + 10. \end{minipage}}\end{center}Consider the following work to computek=112ak+k=15a2k+1.\sum_{k=1}^{12} a_k + \sum_{k=1}^{5} a_{2k+1}.\begin{center}\fbox{\begin{minipage}{0.9\textwidth}For every natural number n2n \geq 2,an+1=k=1n+1akk=1nak,a_{n+1} = \sum_{k=1}^{n+1} a_k - \sum_{k=1}^{n} a_k,soan+1=23(an+1an)+(A),a_{n+1} = \frac{2}{3}(a_{n+1} - a_n) + \boxed{(\text{A})},and, after rearranging this expression,2an+an+1=3×(A)(i).2a_n + a_{n+1} = 3 \times \boxed{(\text{A})} \qquad \cdots\cdots \text{(i)}.Fromk=1nak=23an+16n216n+10(n2),\sum_{k=1}^{n} a_k = \frac{2}{3}a_n + \frac{1}{6}n^2 - \frac{1}{6}n + 10 \quad (n \geq 2),substituting n=2n = 2 into both sides givesa2=(B)(ii).a_2 = \boxed{(\text{B})} \qquad \cdots\cdots \text{(ii)}.By (i) and (ii),\sum_{k=1}^{12} a_k + \sum_{k=1}^{5} a_{2k+1} = a_1 + a_2 + \sum_{k=1}^{5} (2a_{2k+1} + a_{2k+2})$$$$= \boxed{(\text{C})}.\end{minipage}}\end{center}Let f(n)f(n) be the expression corresponding to \boxed{(\text{A})}, and let pp and qq be the numbers corresponding to \boxed{(\text{B})} and \boxed{(\text{C})}, respectively. Computep×qf(12).\dfrac{p \times q}{f(12)}.[4 points]\
Ground Truth
130
Execution Trace
Reasoning Process

The problem asks us to compute a value based on a sequence {an}\{a_n\} and some intermediate expressions.

1. Define the Sequence and Verify a2a_2 The sequence is defined by a1=7a_1 = 7 and for n2n \geq 2, k=1nak=23an+16n216n+10\sum_{k=1}^{n} a_k = \frac{2}{3}a_n + \frac{1}{6}n^2 - \frac{1}{6}n + 10.

Let's use Python to compute a2a_2 and subsequent terms, and then verify the values pp and qq.

[PYTHON] def compute_sequence(): # a1 is given a = {} a[1] = 7

# Calculate a2 using the sum formula for n=2
# S2 = a1 + a2 = 7 + a2
# Formula: (2/3)*a2 + (1/6)*2^2 - (1/6)*2 + 10
# 7 + a2 = (2/3)*a2 + 4/6 - 2/6 + 10
# 7 + a2 = (2/3)*a2 + 1/3 + 10
# a2/3 = 10 + 1/3 - 7 = 3 + 1/3 = 10/3
# a2 = 10
a[2] = 10

# Calculate subsequent terms using the recurrence derived:
# 2*a_n + a_{n+1} = n  => a_{n+1} = n - 2*a_n
# This is valid for n >= 2
for n in range(2, 15):
    a[n+1] = n - 2 * a[n]
    
return a

a = compute_sequence() print("Sequence terms:", a)

Verify the sum formula for a few n

def check_sum_formula(n, a): S_n = sum(a[k] for k in range(1, n+1)) RHS = (2/3)*a[n] + (1/6)*n**2 - (1/6)*n + 10 return S_n, RHS

print("Check n=2:", check_sum_formula(2, a)) print("Check n=3:", check_sum_formula(3, a)) print("Check n=4:", check_sum_formula(4, a))

Calculate p (value of B)

B is a2

p = a[2] print("p =", p)

Calculate q (value of C)

C = sum_{k=1}^{12} a_k + sum_{k=1}^{5} a_{2k+1}

sum_a_1_12 = sum(a[k] for k in range(1, 13)) sum_odd_part = sum(a[2*k + 1] for k in range(1, 6)) q_calculated = sum_a_1_12 + sum_odd_part print("q calculated directly =", q_calculated)

Calculate q using the formula derived: q = a1 + a2 + sum_{k=1}^{5} (2k+1)

sum_{k=1}^{5} (2k+1) = 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 = 35

q_formula = a[1] + a[2] + 35 print("q from formula =", q_formula)

Calculate f(12)

f(n) = n/3

f_12 = 12 / 3 print("f(12) =", f_12)

Final result

result = (p * q_formula) / f_12 print("Final result =", result) [/PYTHON]

Tool Output
[PYTHON OUTPUT] Sequence terms: {1: 7, 2: 10, 3: -18, 4: 39, 5: -74, 6: 153, 7: -300, 8: 607, 9: -1206, 10: 2421, 11: -4832, 12: 9675, 13: -19338, 14: 38689, 15: -77364} Check n=2: (17, 17.0) Check n=3: (-1, -1.0) Check n=4: (38, 38.0) p = 10 q calculated directly = 52 q from formula = 52 f(12) = 4.0 Final result = 130.0 [/PYTHON OUTPUT]
Reasoning Process

The sequence {an}\{a_n\} satisfies a1=7a_1 = 7 and k=1nak=23an+16n216n+10\sum_{k=1}^{n} a_k = \frac{2}{3}a_n + \frac{1}{6}n^2 - \frac{1}{6}n + 10 for n2n \geq 2.

First, we determine the expression f(n)f(n) corresponding to \boxed{(\text{A})}. Using the difference of sums for n+1n+1 and nn: [ a_{n+1} = \left(\frac{2}{3}a_{n+1} + \frac{1}{6}(n+1)^2 - \frac{1}{6}(n+1) + 10\right) - \left(\frac{2}{3}a_n + \frac{1}{6}n^2 - \frac{1}{6}n + 10\right) ] [ a_{n+1} = \frac{2}{3}(a_{n+1} - a_n) + \frac{1}{6}(2n+1) - \frac{1}{6} = \frac{2}{3}(a_{n+1} - a_n) + \frac{n}{3}. ] Thus, f(n)=n3f(n) = \frac{n}{3}. Rearranging gives 2an+an+1=n2a_n + a_{n+1} = n for n2n \geq 2.

Next, we find pp corresponding to \boxed{(\text{B})}, which is a2a_2. Using the sum formula for n=2n=2: [ a_1 + a_2 = \frac{2}{3}a_2 + \frac{1}{6}(4) - \frac{1}{6}(2) + 10 ] [ 7 + a_2 = \frac{2}{3}a_2 + \frac{1}{3} + 10 ] [ \frac{1}{3}a_2 = \frac{10}{3} \implies a_2 = 10. ] So, p=10p = 10.

Next, we find qq corresponding to \boxed{(\text{C})}. [ \sum_{k=1}^{12} a_k + \sum_{k=1}^{5} a_{2k+1} = a_1 + a_2 + \sum_{k=1}^{5} (2a_{2k+1} + a_{2k+2}). ] Using the relation 2an+an+1=n2a_n + a_{n+1} = n with n=2k+1n = 2k+1: [ 2a_{2k+1} + a_{2k+2} = 2k+1. ] The sum becomes: [ q = 7 + 10 + \sum_{k=1}^{5} (2k+1) = 17 + (3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11) = 17 + 35 = 52. ] So, q=52q = 52.

Finally, we compute p×qf(12)\frac{p \times q}{f(12)}. [ f(12) = \frac{12}{3} = 4. ] [ \frac{10 \times 52}{4} = 10 \times 13 = 130. ]

\boxed{130}

Final Model Output
130

Comparative Analysis (P32) (Average across runs)

Avg Time Taken

EXAONE-4.0.1-32B (high)
1815.5
Gemini-3-Pro-Preview
246.1
Llama-VARCO-8B-Instruct
209.4
Deepseek-V3.2
165.9
Solar-Pro-2 (31B)(high)
74.9
HCX-007(high)
47.3
A.X-4.0 (72B)
33.1
Grok-4.1-fast
32.4
GPT-5.1 (high)
32.3
Claude-Opus-4.5
30.3

Avg Token Usage

Llama-VARCO-8B-Instruct
16930.0
Solar-Pro-2 (31B)(high)
13356.0
Gemini-3-Pro-Preview
11189.0
Grok-4.1-fast
9697.0
Deepseek-V3.2
7656.0
Claude-Opus-4.5
7594.0
HCX-007(high)
6642.0
A.X-4.0 (72B)
6211.0
GPT-5.1 (high)
5774.0
EXAONE-4.0.1-32B (high)
940.0