1 + 6 4 + 6 ⋅ 9 4 ⋅ 5 + 6 ⋅ 9 ⋅ 1 2 4 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 6 + 6 ⋅ 9 ⋅ 1 2 ⋅ 1 5 4 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 6 ⋅ 7 + …
If the value of the series above is in the form of b a where a , b are coprime positive integers, what is the value of a + b ?
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= = = = 1 + 6 4 + 6 ⋅ 9 4 ⋅ 5 + 6 ⋅ 9 ⋅ 1 2 4 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 6 + 6 ⋅ 9 ⋅ 1 2 ⋅ 1 5 4 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 6 ⋅ 7 + … 3 [ 3 1 + 3 ⋅ 6 4 + 3 ⋅ 6 ⋅ 9 4 ⋅ 5 + 3 ⋅ 6 ⋅ 9 ⋅ 1 2 4 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 6 + … ] 3 [ 3 1 ⋅ 1 ! 3 ! / 3 ! + 3 2 ⋅ 2 ! 4 ! / 3 ! + 3 3 ⋅ 3 ! 5 ! / 3 ! + 3 4 ⋅ 4 ! 6 ! / 3 ! + … ] 3 k = 1 ∑ ∞ 3 k ⋅ k ! ( k + 2 ) ! / 3 ! 2 1 k = 1 ∑ ∞ 3 k ( k + 2 ) ( k + 1 )
Which gives 8 1 9 by using the properties of j = 0 ∑ ∞ x j = 1 − x 1 for ∣ j ∣ < 1 .
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T h e s e q u e n c e i s : ⟹ ∑ 0 ∞ 3 n 3 ! ( n + 3 ) ( n + 2 ) = 8 1 9 [ b r e a k t h e t e r m s a n d t h e n s o l v e i t ]