Does it converge?

Calculus Level 4

x = 1 2 x 2 1 4 cos ( π x ) + 1 4 π 1 4 cos ( π x ) 1 4 Γ ( x 2 + 1 ) Γ ( x + 1 ) \sum _{x=1 }^{ \infty }{ \frac { { 2 }^{ \frac { x }{ 2 } -\frac { 1 }{ 4 } \cos { \left( \pi x \right) } +\frac { 1 }{ 4 } }{ \pi }^{ \frac { 1 }{ 4 } \cos { \left( \pi x \right) } -\frac { 1 }{ 4 } }\Gamma \left( \frac { x }{ 2 } +1 \right) }{ \Gamma \left( x+1 \right) } } can be expressed as A + A B C e r f ( 1 D ) \sqrt { A } +\sqrt { \frac { AB }{ C } } erf\left( \frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { D} } \right)

Here, A and B are transcendental numbers, C and D are positive integers.

Find the value of B 4 A 4 7 C \frac { { B }^{ 4 }-{ A }^{ 4 } }{ 7C }


The answer is 3.06.

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1 solution

Kartik Sharma
Apr 19, 2015

I don't know why it's so under-rated but it's a really good problem and the closed form is the following -

e + e π 2 e r f ( 1 2 ) \displaystyle \sqrt{e} + \sqrt{\frac{e\pi}{2}}erf(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}) (though erf will not be considered analytic)

So, Archit Boobna consider adding this in the question and asking a + b + c + d + e . . \displaystyle a + b + c + d + e.. (I hope you are getting me) rather than a decimal form.

We know c o s ( x π ) = ( 1 ) x \displaystyle cos(x\pi) = {(-1)}^{x} for integers x \displaystyle x .

The sum becomes -

x = 1 2 x 2 ( π 2 ) ( 1 ) x 1 4 Γ ( x 2 + 1 ) Γ ( x + 1 ) \displaystyle \sum_{x=1}^{\infty}{\frac{{2}^{\frac{x}{2}}{(\frac{\pi}{2})}^{\frac{{(-1)}^{x}-1}{4}}\Gamma(\frac{x}{2}+1)}{\Gamma(x+1)}}

Now we will change into odd and even,

EVEN k = 1 2 k k ! ( 2 k ) ! \displaystyle \text{EVEN} - \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}{\frac{{2}^{k}*k!}{(2k)!}}

Let's solve this first! We will use Beta function here.

k = 1 2 k ( k 1 ) ! k ! ( k 1 ) ! ( 2 k ) ! \displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}{\frac{{2}^{k}*(k-1)!*k!}{(k-1)!*(2k)!}}

k = 1 2 k 0 1 t k 1 ( 1 t ) k ( k 1 ) ! \displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}{\frac{{2}^{k}\int_{0}^{1}{{t}^{k-1}{(1-t)}^{k}}}{(k-1)!}}

0 1 1 t ( k = 1 2 t ( 1 t ) k ( k 1 ) ! \displaystyle \int_{0}^{1}{\frac{1}{t}(\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}{\frac{{2t(1-t)}^{k}}{(k-1)!}}}

0 1 2 ( 1 t ) e 2 t ( 1 t ) \displaystyle \int_{0}^{1}{2(1-t){e}^{2t(1-t)}}

which can easily be solved by completing the square and then using the fact that erf ( a ) = 0 x e a 2 \displaystyle \text{erf}(a) = \int_{0}^{x}{{e}^{-{a}^{2}}}

and the value we get is - e π 2 erf ( 1 2 ) \displaystyle \sqrt{\frac{e\pi}{2}}\text{erf}(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}) [ If anybody doesn't get this step, you can ask in the comments ]

Now, ODD j = 0 2 π 2 2 j + 1 2 Γ ( j + 1 + 1 2 ) Γ ( 2 j + 2 ) \displaystyle \text{ODD} - \sum_{j=0}^{\infty}{\sqrt{\frac{2}{\pi}}\frac{{2}^{\frac{2j+1}{2}}\Gamma(j+1+\frac{1}{2})}{\Gamma(2j+2)}}

Now, we will use one 'formula' whose source is this , proof of which is left as an exercise to the reader(but still you can ask in the comments)

Γ ( n + 1 / 2 ) = ( 2 n ) ! π 4 n n ! \displaystyle\Gamma(n + 1/2) = \frac{(2n)!\sqrt{\pi}}{{4}^{n}n!}

And substituting this for n = j + 1 \displaystyle n=j+1 ,

j = 0 2 π 2 2 j + 1 2 ( 2 j + 2 ) ! π 2 2 j + 2 ( j + 1 ) ! ( 2 j + 1 ) ! \displaystyle \sum_{j=0}^{\infty}{\sqrt{\frac{2}{\pi}}\frac{{2}^{\frac{2j+1}{2}}\frac{(2j+2)!\sqrt{\pi}}{{2}^{2j+2}(j+1)!}}{(2j+1)!}}

which simplifies to-

j = 0 1 2 j j ! \displaystyle \sum_{j=0}^{\infty}{\frac{1}{{2}^{j}*j!}}

And hence,

e \displaystyle \sqrt{e}

Finally adding the 2 answers, we get our final answer -

e + e π 2 erf ( 1 2 ) \displaystyle \boxed{\sqrt{e} + \sqrt{\frac{e\pi}{2}}\text{erf}(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}})}

@Azhaghu Roopesh M Well, I have posted the solution finally! Actually, I forgot for a few days(a week maybe) about it and then I again saw this problem(while surfing) which triggered me to post it now.

But now as I see, you no longer require it as you have already solved it.

Kartik Sharma - 6 years, 1 month ago

@Archit Boobna Consider making the problem in the suggested way, that will make it more interesting and difficult!

Kartik Sharma - 6 years, 1 month ago

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I got you, but if I edit the question the answer will change and I can't change the answer

Archit Boobna - 6 years, 1 month ago

I have edit the question in such a way that the answer remains the same

Archit Boobna - 6 years, 1 month ago

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