n = 1 ∑ ∞ 5 n n 4
The value of the infinite series above can be expressed in the form b a , where a and b are positive coprime integers. Find a + b .
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∑ x = 1 ∞ 5 x x 4 = 1 2 8 1 5 − x ( − 3 2 x 4 − 1 6 0 x 3 − 3 6 0 x 2 − 4 6 0 x + 5 7 5 x + 1 − 2 8 5 )
For x → ∞ 1 2 8 1 5 − x ( − 3 2 x 4 − 1 6 0 x 3 − 3 6 0 x 2 − 4 6 0 x + 5 7 5 ( x + 1 ) − 2 8 5 ) = 1 2 8 2 8 5
hey your solution looks pretty good but can you please explain how u got the right hand side of the summation
Hint: Putting x = 1/5, the generating function of this summation S can be expressed as 5*S = { (1 + 11x + 11 x^2 + x^3)/(1 - x)^5}.
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Let the sum of infinite series be represented by S.
So, S= 5 1 + 2 5 1 6 + 1 2 5 8 1 + 6 2 5 2 5 6 + . . . . . = ∑ n = 0 ∞ 5 n n 4
Now, we know that ∑ n = 0 ∞ x n = 1 − x 1 for all 0<x<1.
So, differentiating on both sides, we get
∑ n = 0 ∞ n x n − 1 = ( 1 − x ) 2 1
Multiplying both sides by x and differentiating again , we get
∑ n = 0 ∞ n 2 x n − 1 = ( 1 − x ) 3 x 2 + x
Again multiplying both sides by x and differentiating, we get
∑ n = 0 ∞ n 3 x n − 1 = ( 1 − x ) 4 x 2 + 4 x + 1
Once again multiplying by x and differentiating on both sides, we get
∑ n = 0 ∞ n 4 x n − 1 = ( 1 − x ) 5 x 3 + 1 1 x + 1 1 x 2 + 1
For the last time multiplying by x on both sides, we get
∑ n = 0 ∞ n 4 x n = ( 1 − x ) 5 x 4 + 1 1 x 3 + 1 1 x 2 + x
Now , we know that the above summation is valid for all x less than 1 and greater than 0. So, we just need to put the value of x = 5 1 to get the value of S.
Hence. by substituting the value of x = 5 1 , we get
∑ n = 0 ∞ 5 n n 4 = ( 1 − 5 1 ) 5 5 4 1 + 5 3 1 1 + 5 2 1 1 + 5 1 = 1 2 8 2 8 5