An algebra problem by Akshat Sharda

Algebra Level 4

n = 2 9 ( n 1 ) ( n + 2 ) 2 = a b π c d \large \sum^{\infty}_{n=2}\dfrac{9}{(n-1)(n+2)^{2}}=\dfrac{a-b\pi^{c}}{d}

Find a + b + c + d a+b+c+d .


The answer is 91.

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1 solution

Aareyan Manzoor
Dec 6, 2015

write as 3 n + 2 ( 3 ( n 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ) = 3 n + 2 ( 1 n 1 1 n + 2 ) = 3 ( n 1 ) ( n + 2 ) 3 ( n + 2 ) 2 \dfrac{3}{n+2}\left(\dfrac{3}{(n-1)(n+2)}\right)=\dfrac{3}{n+2}\left(\dfrac{1}{n-1}-\dfrac{1}{n+2}\right)=\dfrac{3}{(n-1)(n+2)}-\dfrac{3}{(n+2)^2} = 1 n 1 1 n + 2 3 ( n + 2 ) 2 =\dfrac{1}{n-1}-\dfrac{1}{n+2}-\dfrac{3}{(n+2)^2} so the summation becomes n = 2 ( 1 n 1 ) n = 2 ( 1 n + 2 ) 3 n = 2 ( 1 ( n + 2 ) 2 ) \sum_{n=2}^\infty \left(\dfrac{1}{n-1}\right)-\sum_{n=2}^\infty \left(\dfrac{1}{n+2}\right)-3\sum_{n=2}^\infty \left(\dfrac{1}{(n+2)^2}\right) first part is an easy telescoping series. the second one is the solution to the basel problem (or equivalently ζ ( 2 ) \zeta(2) ). the summation becomes: 1 1 + 1 2 + 1 3 3 π 2 6 + 3 1 2 + 3 2 2 + 3 3 2 \dfrac{1}{1}+\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{3\pi^2}{6}+\dfrac{3}{1^2}+\dfrac{3}{2^2}+\dfrac{3}{3^2} this equals: 71 6 π 2 12 \dfrac{71-6\pi^2}{12} hence: 71 + 6 + 2 + 12 = 91 71+6+2+12=\boxed{91} . note that the problem doesnot specify anything about abcd. many possible answers.

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