Find y satisfying:
2016+2*2015+3*2014+...+2014*3+2015*2
+2016=y(y-1)(y-2)/6
What does HNY stand for?
10 for I=1 to 2016
20 Tot=Tot+I*(2017-I)
30 next
40 print Tot
50 Y=(6*Tot)^(1/3)
60 print Y
1367622816
2016.9998347380462843103
Fiddling around near y= 2016 shows that 2018 fits the bill for y in the equation.
As to the actual question asked the solution is
Happy New Year ... better late than never.
From Wikipedia:
In the Middle Ages, New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 in most European towns.[8] In some areas of France, New Year's was a week-long holiday ending on April 1.[9][10] Some writers suggest that April Fools' originated because those who celebrated on January 1 made fun of those who celebrated on other dates.[9] The use of January 1 as New Year's Day was common in France by the mid-16th century,[6] and this date was adopted officially in 1564 by the Edict of Roussillon.
... Article on April Fools Day
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Posted by Charlie
on 2018-04-01 19:33:29 |
The equation and the question.
