It's a Euler's sum

Calculus Level 3

n = 2 n 2 n + 1 n ! ( n 1 ) n = ? \sum_{n=2}^\infty\dfrac{n^2-n+1}{n!(n-1)n}=?

Notation: ! ! is the factorial notation. For example, 8 ! = 1 × 2 × 3 × × 8. 8! = 1\times2\times3\times\cdots\times8.


The answer is 1.

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2 solutions

Chris Lewis
Apr 6, 2021

Let S S be the sum in question. Then S = n = 2 n 2 n ! ( n 1 ) n n = 2 n 1 n ! ( n 1 ) n = n = 2 1 ( n 1 ) ! ( n 1 ) n = 2 1 n ! n = n = 1 1 n ! n n = 2 1 n ! n = 1 1 ! 1 = 1 \begin{aligned} S&=\sum_{n=2}^\infty \frac{n^2}{n! (n-1)n} -\sum_{n=2}^\infty \frac{n-1}{n! (n-1)n} \\ &=\sum_{n=2}^\infty \frac{1}{(n-1)! (n-1)} -\sum_{n=2}^\infty \frac{1}{n! n} \\ &=\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n! n} -\sum_{n=2}^\infty \frac{1}{n! n} \\ &=\frac{1}{1! \cdot 1} \\ &=\boxed1 \end{aligned}

thanks Chris Lewis ❤❤

Delbert McCullum - 2 months ago
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Apr 30, 2021

Just substitute n = 2 n = 2 to that fraction.

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