Evaluate the series n = 1 ∑ ∞ 4 n 4 + 1 4 n .
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well,you kind of gave away the problem with the title you gave the problem!
Nicely done :)
When summing an infinite telescoping series, please ensure that the second term tends to 0.
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When summing an infinite telescoping series, please ensure that the second term tends to 0.
Could you share the reason for this particular remark?
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It's something that people almost always forget to check.
I posted a version similar to :
∑ n n + 1 − n + 1 n + 2
Many people answered 1 1 + 1 = 2 .
[Another example, but depends on how you break it up]
Notice that, 4 n 4 + 1 = ( 2 n 2 + 2 n + 1 ) ( 2 n 2 − 2 n + 1 ) and 4 n = ( 2 n 2 + 2 n + 1 ) − ( 2 n 2 − 2 n + 1 ) . Now, define S = ∑ n = 1 r 4 n 4 + 1 4 n . From, aforementioned identities, it follow that, S = ∑ n = 1 r ( 2 n 2 + 2 n + 1 ) ( 2 n 2 − 2 n + 1 ) ( 2 n 2 + 2 n + 1 ) − ( 2 n 2 − 2 n + 1 ) .
So, S = ∑ n = 1 r [ 2 n 2 − 2 n + 1 1 − 2 n 2 + 2 n + 1 1 ] = ∑ n = 1 r [ 2 n 2 − 2 n + 1 1 − 2 ( n + 1 ) 2 − 2 ( n + 1 ) + 1 1 ] = ∑ n = 1 r 2 n 2 − 2 n + 1 1 − ∑ n = 2 r + 1 2 n 2 − 2 n + 1 1 = 1 − 2 ( r + 1 ) 2 − 2 ( r + 1 ) + 1 1 = 1 − 2 r 2 + 2 r + 1 1 .
Now, required sum = l i m r → ∞ S = lim r → ∞ ( 1 − 2 r 2 + 2 r + 1 1 ) = 1 .
By using Sophie Germain we can solve it easily
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The bottom factors (via the Sophie Germain identity ) as ( ( n + 1 ) 2 + n 2 ) ( ( n − 1 ) 2 + n 2 ) , so the summand can be rewritten as 4 n 4 + 1 4 n = ( n − 1 ) 2 + n 2 1 − n 2 + ( n + 1 ) 2 1 . It should now be clear that the series telescopes , to ( 1 − 1 ) 2 + 1 2 1 = 1 .