n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( n H n ) 2
If the above summation can be stated in the form C A π B for positive integers A , B , C with gcd ( A , C ) = 1 .
What is the value of A + B + C ?
Details and Assumptions
H n is the n th Harmonic number, H n = r = 1 ∑ n r 1
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Hmm , so you too visit MSE regularly ? Will you create an account there and on PSE in the near future ?
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I already have an account on MSE. Wbu?
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I don't have one right now, but I'll create on Monday . How abt PSE ?
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@A Former Brilliant Member – I have accounts on 15 SE sites, including PSE.
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@Pratik Shastri – Nice , I also wanted to confirm it before joining it . Since you gave it , I think I'll go for it too :)
The reason that I asked was I couldn't find you there
@Pratik Shastri why you deleted your problem Another Harmonic Sum.
I had the same idea as the solution writer in MSE but had no tools to integrate all that stuff so I had to cheat.
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This is a simple looking but nasty summation. It has been discussed before on math stackexchange and other math sites. Here is my favorite solution (and frankly the only one I understand completely).