1 2 1 + ( 1 + 2 ) 2 1 + ( 1 + 2 + 3 ) 2 1 + ( 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 ) 2 1 + ⋯ = ?
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The sum can be expressed into the summation:
n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( 1 + 2 + ⋯ + n ) 2 1 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ [ 2 n ( n + 1 ) ] 2 1 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 ( n + 1 ) 2 4 = 4 ( 3 π 2 − 3 ) = 3 4 π 2 − 1 2
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Since the sum of first n positive integers is given by 2 n ( n + 1 ) , the given sum can be rewritten as:
S = n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( 2 n ( n + 1 ) ) 2 1 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n 2 ( n + 1 ) 2 4 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( ( n + 1 ) 2 4 + n 2 4 + n + 1 8 − n 8 ) = 8 ζ ( 2 ) − 4 − 8 = 3 4 π 2 − 1 2 By partial fraction decomposition As Riemann zeta function ζ ( s ) = k = 1 ∑ ∞ k s 1 and ζ ( 2 ) = 6 π 2