( 1 × 1 ! ) + ( 2 × 2 ! ) + ( 3 × 3 ! ) + ⋯ + ( 5 0 × 5 0 ! ) = ?
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1×1!=(2-1)×1!=2!-1!
2×2!=(3-2)×2!=3!-2!
3×3!=.............=4!-3!
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49×49=50!-49!
50×50=51!-50!
On adding... we get 50!-1
There is no 5 0 ! − 1 .
I will prove, using mathematical induction, ∑ n = 1 k n ⋅ n ! = ( k + 1 ) ! − 1 .
Base case ( P ( k = 1 ) ): ∑ n = 1 1 n ⋅ n ! = 1 ⋅ 1 ! = 1 = ( 1 + 1 ) ! − 1
Induction step: Assume P ( k ) . That is, assume ∑ n = 1 k n ⋅ n ! = ( k + 1 ) ! − 1 for some k ≥ 1 .
⇒ ∑ n = 1 k + 1 n ⋅ n ! = ( k + 1 ) ! − 1 + ( k + 1 ) ( k + 1 ) ! = ( k + 2 ) ( k + 1 ) ! − 1 = ( k + 2 ) ! − 1 ⇔ P ( k + 1 )
Thus, ∑ n = 1 k n ⋅ n ! = ( k + 1 ) ! − 1 for all k ≥ 1 .
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n ( n ! ) = ( ( n + 1 ) − 1 ) n ! = ( n + 1 ) ! − n ! . Hence n = 1 ∑ 5 0 n ( n ! ) = ( 5 1 ! − 5 0 ! ) + ( 5 0 ! − 4 9 ! ) + ⋯ + ( 2 ! − 1 ! ) = 5 1 ! − 1