What the sum of from 2 to infinity where n can have only even values?
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\substack positive even n ∑ ∞ n 2 1 Express the given summation as k = 1 ∑ ∞ ( 2 k ) 2 1 = k = 1 ∑ ∞ 4 1 ⋅ k 2 1 = 4 1 k = 1 ∑ ∞ k 2 1 Since k = 1 ∑ ∞ k 2 1 = 6 π 2 this concludes that \begin{array}{rl} \sum\limits_{\substack{\text{positive} \\ \text{even }n}}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{n^2} &= \dfrac{1}{4} \cdot \dfrac{\pi^2}{6}\\ &= \boxed{\dfrac{\pi^2}{24}} \end{array}