Define for positive real number and non-negative integer .
Then find to two decimal places.
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Firstly compute the closed form for I n ( a ) as follows. We use the fact that the integral looks similar to the Gamma Function and thus we want to manipulate it into it. I n ( a ) ( Let w = t lo g a ) = ∫ 0 ∞ t n a − t d t = ( lo g a ) n + 1 1 ∫ 0 ∞ w n e − t d w = ( lo g a ) n + 1 Γ ( n + 1 )
Therefore we can evaluate the sum
n = 0 ∑ ∞ I n ( π ) 1 = lo g π n = 0 ∑ ∞ Γ ( n + 1 ) ( lo g π ) n = lo g π n = 0 ∑ ∞ n ! ( lo g π ) n = π lo g π ≈ 3 . 5 9 6 The last one being the Taylor series of e x = n = 0 ∑ ∞ n ! x n