Define N as
N = 1 + 2 4 1 + 3 4 1 + 4 4 1 . . . 6 ( 1 + 1 + 3 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 1 + . . . ) 2 .
If there exists a positive number E such that
E = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + . . . N N N N N ,
Find E 2 .
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The value of N could be simplified as
N = ∑ n = 1 ∞ n 4 1 6 × ( ∑ n = 1 ∞ n 2 1 ) 2
N = 9 0 π 4 6 × ( 6 π 2 ) 2
Then, by doing the necessary simplifications and cancellations, we get
N = 1 5
Then, substituting the value of N , we get
E = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + . . . 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 5
Since this is a continued fraction, we can simplify this and get
E = 2 + E 1 5
E ( 2 + E ) = 1 5
E 2 + 2 E − 1 5 = 0
( E + 5 ) ( E − 3 ) = 0
since E has to be positive, we get
E = 3 ,
and thus
E 2 = 9 .