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Calculus Level 5

lim R 1 I = 5 R ( I 3 ) ( I + 4 ) S = 1 I 2 1 S + 2 + 1 S + 1 H = S 3 A = 1 H 2 B = A 1 B 2 + 3 B + 2 = ? \large\lim_{R\to\infty}\dfrac{1}{\displaystyle\prod_{I=5}^{R}\dfrac{(I-3)(I+4)}{\displaystyle\sum_{S=1}^I\dfrac{-2}{\dfrac1{S+2}+\dfrac1{S+1}-\displaystyle\sum_{H=S}^{\infty}\dfrac3{\displaystyle\sum_{A=1}^H\dfrac{2}{\displaystyle\sum_{B=A}^{\infty}\dfrac{1}{B^2+3B+2}}}}}}=\ ?


The answer is 14.

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Rishabh Jain
Jun 8, 2016

Start simplifying the ladder from the bottom: B = A 1 B 2 + 3 B + 2 = B = A ( 1 B + 1 1 B + 2 ) = 1 A + 1 ( ) \begin{aligned}\displaystyle\sum_{B=A}^{\infty}\dfrac{1}{B^2+3B+2}=&\displaystyle\sum_{B=A}^{\infty}\left(\dfrac{1}{B+1}-\dfrac{1}{B+2}\right)\\=&\dfrac1{A+1}~~~~(**)\end{aligned}

A = 1 H 2 ( A + 1 ) = H ( H + 3 ) \displaystyle\sum_{A=1}^H 2(A+1)=H(H+3) ( Use r = n ( n + 1 ) 2 ) (\small{\text{Use }\displaystyle\sum r=\dfrac{n(n+1)}{2}})

H = S 1 H ( H + 3 ) = H = S ( 1 H 1 H + 3 ) = 1 S + 1 S + 1 + 1 S + 2 ( ) \begin{aligned}\displaystyle\sum_{H=S}^{\infty}\dfrac{1}{H(H+3)}=&\displaystyle\sum_{H=S}^{\infty}\left(\dfrac{1}{H}-\dfrac{1}{H+3}\right)\\=&\dfrac1{S}+\dfrac{1}{S+1}+\dfrac1{S+2}~~~~(**)\end{aligned}

S = 1 I 2 ( S ) = I ( I + 1 ) \displaystyle\sum_{S=1}^I 2(S)=I(I+1) ( Use r = n ( n + 1 ) 2 ) (\small{\text{Use }\displaystyle\sum r=\dfrac{n(n+1)}{2}})

Note:- ( ) stands for telescopic series. \small{\text{Note:- }(**) \text{ stands for telescopic series.}}

Now we are left with :-

I = 5 R ( I 3 ) ( I + 4 ) I ( I + 1 ) = I = 5 R I + 4 I + 1 × I = 5 R I 3 I \large{\displaystyle\prod_{I=5}^{R}\dfrac{(I-3)(I+4)}{I(I+1)}\\=\displaystyle\prod_{I=5}^{R}\dfrac{I+4}{I+1}\times \displaystyle\prod_{I=5}^{R}\dfrac{I-3}{I}}

(Both are T e l e s c o p i c P r o d u c t s \mathbf{Telescopic~ Products} )

= ( R + 2 ) ( R + 3 ) ( R + 4 ) 6 7 8 × 2 3 4 ( R 2 ) ( R 1 ) R =\dfrac{(R+2)(R+3)(R+4)}{6\cdot 7\cdot 8}\times \dfrac{2\cdot 3\cdot 4}{(R-2)(R-1)R}

As R R\to \infty this product approaches 2 3 4 6 7 8 \dfrac{2\cdot 3\cdot 4}{6\cdot 7\cdot 8} i.e 1 14 \dfrac1{14} and we are asked its reciprocal which is 14 \large \boxed{\color{#007fff}{14}} .

I love this question..+1 for question and answer... Keep posting.

Sabhrant Sachan - 5 years ago

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T h a n k s \mathfrak{T}hanks .... ¨ \ddot\smile .... Thanks for the encouragement. Cheers and keep solving!!

Rishabh Jain - 5 years ago

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I am another person who enjoyed it!

Noel Lo - 5 years ago

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@Noel Lo T h a n k s \mathfrak{T}hanks and keep solving ... ¨ \ddot\smile .

Rishabh Jain - 5 years ago

In the 3rd step, isn't H = S 3 H ( H + 3 ) = 1 H 1 H + 3 = 1 S + 1 S + 1 + 1 S + 2 \sum _{ H=S }^{ \infty }{ \frac { 3 }{ H(H+3) } } =\sum { \frac { 1 }{ H } -\frac { 1 }{ H+3 } } =\quad \boxed { \frac { 1 }{ S } +\frac { 1 }{ S+1 } +\frac { 1 }{ S+2 } }

Aditya Dhawan - 5 years ago

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I'm so sorry for that!!

Rishabh Jain - 5 years ago

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That's alright! But unfortunately it would alter the whole problem :(

Aditya Dhawan - 5 years ago

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@Aditya Dhawan I'm so sorry... I forgot to make final edits..... Moderators will delete the problem/ adjust the levels or do the appropriate as required....

Rishabh Jain - 5 years ago

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