A Cool Integral in Disguise

Calculus Level 5

0 x 7 ( e 3 x e x ) ( e x 1 ) 4 d x = n ! π n m \large \displaystyle \int_0^\infty \dfrac{x^7 (e^{3x} - e^x)}{(e^x -1)^4} \, dx = \dfrac{n! \pi^n}{m}

If the above integral is true for positive integers n n and m m , what is the value of n + m n + m ?

You may want to look up the value of ζ ( 2 n ) \zeta(2n) for a certain positive integer n n .

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The answer is 141.

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1 solution

Kunal Gupta
Jun 27, 2015

Consider , e x 1 e x \dfrac{e^{-x}}{1-e^{-x}} It can also be written as r = 1 e r x \displaystyle \sum _{r=1}^\infty e^{-rx} Differentiating twice , we get ( e 3 x e x ) ( e x 1 ) 4 = r = 1 r 2 e r x \dfrac{(e^{3x} - e^x)}{(e^x -1)^4} = \displaystyle \sum_{r=1}^\infty r^{2}e^{-rx} Hence, The integral becomes 0 x 7 ( e 3 x e x ) d x ( e x 1 ) 4 = r = 1 r 2 0 x 7 e r x d x \large \displaystyle \int_0^\infty \dfrac{x^7 (e^{3x} - e^x)dx}{(e^x -1)^4} = \displaystyle \sum _{r=1}^{\infty} r^2 \int_0^ \infty x^7 e^{-rx} dx Setting r x rx as t t , we get r = 1 1 r 6 0 t 7 e t d t = Γ ( 8 ) ζ ( 6 ) = 7 ! π 6 945 = 6 ! π 6 135 \displaystyle \sum_{r=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{r^6} \int_0^ \infty t^7 e^{-t} dt \\ = \Gamma(8) \zeta(6) = \dfrac{7! \pi^6}{945} = \dfrac{6!\pi^6}{135} So, n + m = 141 n+m = \boxed{\boxed{ 141}}

nicely done!

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