Let S = n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( − 1 ) n − 1 ln ( n n + 1 )
Find the closed form for S , and enter your answer as ⌊ 1 0 6 × S ⌋ .
Notation : ⌊ ⋅ ⌋ denotes the floor function .
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I didnt understand. Not even how you got in the first line
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exp ( x ) means e x . Expand the summation and apply the rule of logarithms. Then you can lookup wallis' product.
Can you give a proof of Wallis Product
Relevant wiki: Wallis product
By writing out the summation, we see that, S = n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( − 1 ) n − 1 ln ( n n + 1 ) = ln ( 2 ) − ln ( 2 3 ) + ln ( 3 4 ) − ln ( 4 5 ) + ln ( 5 6 ) − ln ( 6 7 ) + ln ( 7 8 ) − ln ( 8 9 ) + . . . Applying the logarithmic product and quotient rules: n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( − 1 ) n − 1 ln ( n n + 1 ) = ln ( 3 4 × 1 5 1 6 × 3 5 3 6 × 6 3 6 4 × . . . ) = ln ( n = 1 ∏ ∞ 4 n 2 − 1 4 n 2 ) = ln ( n = 1 ∏ ∞ 2 n − 1 2 n × 2 n + 1 2 n ) Evaluating the product gives 2 π (Note: It is actually the Wallis' product), so n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( − 1 ) n − 1 ln ( n n + 1 ) = ln ( 2 π ) ∴ ⌊ 1 0 6 × S ⌋ = ⌊ 1 0 6 × ln ( 2 π ) ⌋ = ⌊ 4 5 1 5 8 2 . 7 0 5 2 8 9 ⌋ = 4 5 1 5 8 2
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\begin{aligned} \exp{(S)} &= \frac{2}{1}\cdot \frac{2}{3}\cdot \frac{4}{3}\cdot \frac{4}{5}\cdots\\ &= \prod_{n=1}^\infty \frac{2n}{2n-1}\cdot \frac{2n}{2n+1} \\ &= \frac{\pi}{2} \tag{Wallis product} \end{aligned}
Hence, ⌊ 1 0 6 × S ⌋ = ⌊ 1 0 6 × ln ( 2 π ) ⌋ = 4 5 1 5 8 2