n → ∞ lim ⎝ ⎜ ⎛ ( 1 − n 1 ) n ( 1 + n 1 ) n − e 2 ⎠ ⎟ ⎞ n 2 = b a e 2
The equation above holds true for coprime positive integers a and b . Find a + b .
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I find it easier to solve this if you apply m = n 1 , then the question simplifies to a Maclaurin series to the 3rd term.
Absolutely right with the way . Just recheck the expansion of the ln(1+x) in the blue.
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Since ( 1 − n 1 ) n ( 1 + n 1 ) n = ( 1 + n − 1 2 ) n , we let u = n − 1 1 ⇒ n = u 1 + 1 so that ( 1 + n − 1 2 ) n = = = = = = ( 1 + 2 u ) u 1 + 1 ( 1 + 2 u ) ( exp ( u 1 ln ( 1 + 2 u ) ) ) ( 1 + 2 u ) ( exp ( 2 − 2 u + 3 8 u 2 + O ( u 3 ) ) ) ( 1 + 2 u ) ( e 2 × e − 2 u × e 3 8 u 2 × exp ( O ( u 3 ) ) ) ( 1 + 2 u ) ( e 2 ( 1 − 2 u + 2 u 2 ) ( 1 + 3 8 u 2 ) + O ( u 3 ) ) e 2 ( 1 + 3 2 u 2 + O ( u 3 ) ) . ( Maclaurin expansion of ln ( 1 + x ) = x − 2 x 2 + 3 x 3 + O ( x 4 ) ) ( Maclaurin expansion of e x = 1 + x + 2 ! x 2 + 3 ! x 3 + O ( x 4 ) ) Substituting back the definition of u = n − 1 1 , the result follows.