If the sum of the series n = 2 ∑ ∞ ln ( 1 − n 2 1 ) can be expressed as ln ( B A ) , where A and B are positive coprime integers, find A + B .
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Great solution! You can also refer to each term t, beginning t=2 as.
ln (t+1) + ln (t-1) - 2ln (t)
As you add up all the terms t, there is a massive cancelling out except for.
ln 1 - ln 2
Which is the same answer!
n = 2 ∑ ∞ ln ( 1 − n 2 1 ) = n = 2 ∑ ∞ ln ( n 2 n 2 − 1 ) = n = 2 ∑ ∞ ln ( n 2 ( n − 1 ) ( n + 1 ) ) = n = 2 ∑ ∞ ( ln ( n − 1 ) + ln ( n + 1 ) − 2 ln n ) = n = 2 ∑ ∞ ( ln ( n − 1 ) − ln n − ln n + ln ( n + 1 ) ) = n = 2 ∑ ∞ ( ln ( n − 1 ) − ln n ) − n = 2 ∑ ∞ ( ln n − ln ( n + 1 ) ) = ln 1 − ln 2 = − ln 2 = ln 2 1
Therefore, A + B = 1 + 2 = 3 .
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2 ∑ ∞ ln ( 1 − n 2 1 ) = 2 ∑ ∞ ln ( n 2 n 2 − 1 )
2 ∑ ∞ ln n 2 ( n − 1 ) ( n + 1 )
ln ( 2 ∏ ∞ n 2 ( n − 1 ) ( n + 1 ) )
2 ∏ m n 2 ( n − 1 ) ( n + 1 ) = 2 ( m ! ) 2 ( m − 1 ) ! ( m + 1 ) !
2 ( m ! ) 2 ( m − 1 ) ! ( m + 1 ) ! = 2 × m ( m ! × m ! ) ( m ) ! ( m ) ! × ( m + 1 )
2 m m + 1
sum of series is natural log of this limiting m to ∞ :
m → ∞ lim ln ( 2 m m + 1 ) = ln ( 2 m 1 + 2 1 ) = ln ( 2 1 )