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If S = ω = 1 2015 ( 1 ω ! ω 2 ( ω + 1 ) ! ) S = \displaystyle \sum_{ω=1}^{2015}(\frac{1}{ω!}-\frac{ω^{2}}{(ω+1)!}) , then find the value of 2016 ! S 2016!S .


The answer is 2015.

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Oct 21, 2015

S = k = 1 2015 ( 1 k ! k 2 ( k + 1 ) ! ) Sorry, I am used to using k and reserving w for roots of unity. = k = 1 2015 ( 1 k ! k 2 1 + 1 ( k + 1 ) ! ) = k = 1 2015 ( 1 k ! ( k + 1 ) ( k 1 ) + 1 ( k + 1 ) ! ) = k = 1 2015 ( 1 k ! k 1 k ! 1 ( k + 1 ) ! ) = k = 1 2015 ( 1 k ! 1 ( k 1 ) ! + 1 k ! 1 ( k + 1 ) ! ) = k = 1 2015 ( 1 ( k 1 ) ! + 1 k ! + 1 k ! 1 ( k + 1 ) ! ) = k = 0 2014 1 k ! + k = 1 2015 1 k ! + k = 1 2015 1 k ! k = 2 2016 1 k ! = 1 0 ! + 1 2015 ! + 1 1 ! 1 2016 ! = 1 2015 ! 1 2016 ! = 2015 2016 ! 2016 ! S = 2015 \begin{aligned} S & = \sum_{\color{#3D99F6}{k}=1}^{2015} \left(\frac{1}{k!} - \frac{k^2}{(k+1)!} \right) \quad \quad \small \color{#3D99F6}{\text{Sorry, I am used to using } k \text{ and reserving } w \text{ for roots of unity.}} \\ & = \sum_{k=1}^{2015} \left(\frac{1}{k!} - \frac{k^2-1+1}{(k+1)!} \right) \\ & = \sum_{k=1}^{2015} \left(\frac{1}{k!} - \frac{(k+1)(k-1)+1}{(k+1)!} \right) \\ & = \sum_{k=1}^{2015} \left(\frac{1}{k!} - \frac{k-1}{k!} - \frac{1}{(k+1)!} \right) \\ & = \sum_{k=1}^{2015} \left(\frac{1}{k!} - \frac{1}{(k-1)!} + \frac{1}{k!} - \frac{1}{(k+1)!} \right) \\ & = \sum_{k=1}^{2015} \left(- \frac{1}{(k-1)!} + \frac{1}{k!} + \frac{1}{k!} - \frac{1}{(k+1)!} \right) \\ & = - \sum_{k=\color{#3D99F6}{0}}^{\color{#3D99F6}{2014}} \frac{1}{k!} + \sum_{k=1}^{2015} \frac{1}{k!} + \sum_{k=1}^{2015} \frac{1}{k!} - \sum_{k=\color{#D61F06}{2}}^{\color{#D61F06}{2016}} \frac{1}{k!} \\ & = - \frac{1}{0!} + \frac{1}{2015!} + \frac{1}{1!} - \frac{1}{2016!} = \frac{1}{2015!}- \frac{1}{2016!} = \frac{2015}{2016!} \\ & \\ \Rightarrow 2016!S & = \boxed{2015} \end{aligned}

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Aakash Khandelwal - 5 years, 7 months ago

我都忘了还能化简2333

Zhaochen Xie - 5 years, 7 months ago

Actually mine method is same as that of yours.

D K - 2 years, 8 months ago

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