n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ( n + 1 ) 1 + n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) 1 + n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 ) 1 + ⋯
Find the value of the above infinite summation of summations up to three decimal place.
Bonus: Generalize the summation of n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ⋯ ( n + p − 1 ) ( n + p ) 1 , where p is positive integer.
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Since n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ⋯ ( n + p ) 1 = p 1 [ n ( n + 1 ) ⋯ ( n + p − 1 ) 1 − ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ⋯ ( n + p ) 1 ] we deduce that n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ⋯ ( n + p ) 1 = p × p ! 1 p ≥ 1 and hence the desired sum is p = 1 ∑ ∞ p × p ! 1 = E i ( 1 ) − γ = ∫ 0 1 x e x − 1 d x = − ∫ 0 1 e x ln x d x = 1 . 3 1 7 9 0 2 1 5 (the integral representations of the sum are standard results). To three decimal places, the answer should be 1 . 3 1 8 .