1 ! + 2 ! 1 ⋅ 2 + 2 ! + 3 ! 2 ⋅ 3 + 3 ! + 4 ! 3 ⋅ 4 + 4 ! + 5 ! 4 ⋅ 5 + ⋯ = ?
Notation
:
!
denotes the
factorial
notation. For example,
8
!
=
1
×
2
×
3
×
⋯
×
8
.
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Let us denote the general term by T n .
Then we have
T n = n ( n + 1 ) / n ! ( n + 2 ) .
Adding and removing 2 from numerator ,
T n = n − 1 / n ! + 2 / n ! ( n + 2 ) .
Therefore we generate last expression before telescoping.
T n = ( 1 / ( n − 1 ) ! − 1 / n ! ) + 2 ( 1 / ( n + 1 ) ! − 1 / ( n + 2 ) ! )
Thus after taking sum from n = 1 to ∞ Answer is 2
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S = 1 ! + 2 ! 1 ⋅ 2 + 2 ! + 3 ! 2 ⋅ 3 + 3 ! + 4 ! 3 ⋅ 4 + 4 ! + 5 ! 4 ⋅ 5 + ⋯ = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ! + ( n + 1 ) ! n ( n + 1 ) = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ! ( n + 2 ) n ( n + 1 ) = n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( n + 2 ) ( n − 1 ) ! n + 1 = n = 0 ∑ ∞ ( n + 3 ) n ! n + 2
Now consider the Maclaurin series of e x ,
n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ! x n n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ! x n + 2 n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( n + 3 ) n ! x n + 3 n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( n + 3 ) n ! x n + 2 n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( n + 3 ) n ! ( n + 2 ) x n + 1 n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( n + 3 ) n ! n + 2 ⟹ S = e x = x 2 e x Integrate both sides = x 2 e x − 2 x e x + 2 e x − 2 Get from putting x = 0 ; × x 1 both sides = x e x − 2 e x + x 2 e x − x 2 Differentiate both sides = e x + x e x − 2 e x + x 2 e x − x 2 2 e x + x 2 2 Putting x = 1 = e + e − 2 e + 2 e − 2 e + 2 = 2