1,2 but no 3

Calculus Level 3

m = 2 n = 1 n m n + 1 \large \sum_{m=2}^\infty \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{n}{m^{n+1}}

Find the value of the closed form of the above series to 3 decimal places.


The answer is 1.645.

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1 solution

Ashwath Bhat
Jan 24, 2017

The answer is π 2 6 \frac{\pi^{2}}{6} .

n = 1 n m n + 1 \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{n}{m^{n+1}} can be written as n = 0 n m n m \frac{\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{n}{m^{n}}}{m} , or n = 0 n + 1 m n + 1 m \frac{\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{n+1}{m^{n+1}}}{m} , as the first term is 0 0 .

It can further be written as n = 0 n m n m 2 + n = 0 1 m n m 2 \frac{\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{n}{m^{n}}}{m^{2}} + \frac{\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{1}{m^{n}}}{m^{2}} .

Simplifying, we get n = 0 n m n m = 1 ( m 1 ) 2 \frac{\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{n}{m^{n}}}{m} = \frac{1}{(m-1)^{2}} , whose summation from 2 to \infty is π 2 6 \frac{\pi^{2}}{6} .

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Ashwath Bhat - 4 years, 4 months ago

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