A calculus problem by Vishwesh Ramanathan

Calculus Level 2

Evaluate n = 1 n 2 n ! \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{n^2}{n!}


The answer is 5.45.

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2 solutions

Prakhar Gupta
Apr 4, 2014

Using the series of e x e^x . e x = 1 + x + x 2 2 ! + x 3 3 ! + x 4 4 ! + e^x=1+x+\dfrac{x^2}{2!} + \dfrac{x^3}{3!} +\dfrac{x^4}{4!} + \cdots Multiplying x on the both sides. x e x = x + x 2 + x 3 2 ! x 4 3 ! + x 5 4 ! + xe^x = x+x^2+\dfrac{x^3}{2!} \dfrac{x^4}{3!}+\dfrac{x^5}{4!} +\cdots Diffrentiating both sides w.r.t x x and cancelling d x dx on both sides. x e x + e x = 1 + 2 x + 3 x 2 2 ! + 4 x 3 3 ! + 5 x 4 4 ! + xe^x+e^x=1+2x+\dfrac{3x^2}{2!}+\dfrac{4x^3}{3!}+\dfrac{5x^4}{4!}+\cdots Putting x=1: e + e = 1 + 2 + 3 2 ! + 4 3 ! + 5 4 ! + e+e=1+2+\dfrac{3}{2!}+\dfrac{4}{3!}+\dfrac{5}{4!}+\cdots Rewritting RHS: 2 e = 1 + 2 2 2 ! + 3 2 3 ! + 4 2 4 ! + 2e=1+\dfrac{2^2}{2!}+\dfrac{3^2}{3!}+\dfrac{4^2}{4!}+\cdots 5.45 = n = 1 n 2 n ! 5.45=\sum^{\infty}_{n=1} \dfrac{n^2}{n!}

Adit Mohan
Feb 17, 2014

1^2/1! +2^2/2!+3^2/3!...
=1/0!+2/1!+3/2!+4/3!...
=(1/0!+0/0!)+(1/2!+2/2!)+(1/3!+3/3!)..
=1/0!+1/2!+1/3!.....+1/1!+2/2!+3/3!.. .
=e+1/0!+1/1!+1/2!... .
=e+e=2e.
=5.43656



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