Find the closed form of the series above and submit your answer to three decimal places.
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Relevant wiki: Gamma Function
S = k = 0 ∑ ∞ ∫ 0 1 ln k x d x 1 = k = 0 ∑ ∞ ∫ − ∞ 0 u k e u d u 1 = k = 0 ∑ ∞ ( − 1 ) k ∫ 0 ∞ t k e − t d t 1 = k = 0 ∑ ∞ ( − 1 ) k Γ ( k + 1 ) 1 = k = 0 ∑ ∞ k ! ( − 1 ) k = e − 1 ≈ 0 . 3 6 8 Let u = ln x ⟹ d u = x d x Let t = − u ⟹ d t = − d u As gamma function Γ ( z ) = ∫ 0 ∞ t z − 1 e − t d t Note that Γ ( n + 1 ) = n !