Convergence of Triangular number sums. Let us mop it up !

Calculus Level 4

If the sum of reciprocals of cubes of all the triangular numbers converges to the number A A ,

A = 1 + 1 3 3 + 1 6 3 + 1 10 3 + 1 15 3 + 1 21 3 + 1 28 3 + 1 36 3 + 1 45 3 + A = 1 + \dfrac{1}{3^3} + \dfrac{1}{6^3} + \dfrac{1}{{10}^3} + \dfrac{1}{{15}^3} + \dfrac{1}{{21}^3} + \dfrac{1}{{28}^3} + \dfrac{1}{{36}^3} + \dfrac{1}{{45}^3} + \cdots

and the sum of reciprocals of squares of all the triangular numbers converges to the number B B ,

B = 1 + 1 3 2 + 1 6 2 + 1 10 2 + 1 15 2 + 1 21 2 + 1 28 2 + 1 36 2 + 1 45 2 + B = 1 + \dfrac{1}{3^2} + \dfrac{1}{6^2} + \dfrac{1}{{10}^2} + \dfrac{1}{{15}^2} + \dfrac{1}{{21}^2} + \dfrac{1}{{28}^2} + \dfrac{1}{{36}^2} + \dfrac{1}{{45}^2} + \cdots

then A B \dfrac AB can be expressed as M ( P π 2 ) ( π 2 O ) M \dfrac{\left( P - \pi^2 \right)}{\left( \pi^2 - O \right)} where M , O M, O and P P are positive integers.

Find M + O + P M+O+P .


The answer is 25.

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