If the equation above holds true for positive integers and , find .
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For any n > 2 we have ∫ 1 ∞ x n π ( x ) d x = ∫ 1 ∞ p ≤ x ∑ x n 1 d x = p ∑ ∫ p ∞ x n 1 d x using Fubini's Theorem to reverse the order of summation and integration. Thus ∫ 1 ∞ x n π ( x ) d x = p ∑ ( n − 1 ) p n − 1 1 = n − 1 1 P ( n − 1 ) . In our case ( n = 8 ), we obtain the answer 7 + 7 = 1 4 .