2 ! − 1 ! 1 − 4 ! − 3 ! 1 + 6 ! − 5 ! 1 − 8 ! − 7 ! 1 + ⋯
Find the sum of the above expression till infinity.
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How do i evaluate that S i ( 1 ) without calculator, i did it with calculator!
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Estimate from 1 ⋅ 1 ! 1 − 3 ⋅ 3 ! 1 + 5 ⋅ 5 ! 1 − 7 ⋅ 7 ! 1 + ⋯ . It converges very fast.
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S = 2 ! − 1 ! 1 − 4 ! − 3 ! 1 + 6 ! − 5 ! 1 − 8 ! − 7 ! 1 + ⋯ = 1 ! ( 2 − 1 ) 1 − 3 ! ( 4 − 1 ) 1 + 5 ! ( 6 − 1 ) 1 − 7 ! ( 8 − 1 ) 1 + ⋯ = 1 ⋅ 1 ! 1 − 3 ⋅ 3 ! 1 + 5 ⋅ 5 ! 1 − 7 ⋅ 7 ! 1 + ⋯
Introducing x n , where n is non-negative integers, as follows:
S ( x ) = 1 ⋅ 1 ! x − 3 ⋅ 3 ! x 3 + 5 ⋅ 5 ! x 5 − 7 ⋅ 7 ! x 7 + ⋯ = ∫ ( 1 ! 1 − 3 ! x 2 + 5 ! x 4 − 7 ! x 6 + ⋯ ) d x = ∫ x sin x d x
⟹ S = ∫ 0 1 x sin x d x = S i ( 1 ) ≈ 0 . 9 4 6 , where S i ( ⋅ ) denotes the sine integral.