1 ! 2 + 2 ! 1 2 + 3 ! 2 8 + 4 ! 5 0 + … = ?
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n 1 2 3 4 a n 2 1 2 2 8 5 0 Δ 1 0 1 6 2 2 Δ 2 6 6
We note that the second difference Δ 2 = 6 of the sequence is a constant. Then the formula of { a n } is of the form a n = a n 2 + b n + c .
Solving ⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ n = 1 : n = 2 : n = 3 : a + b + c = 2 4 a + 2 b + c = 1 2 9 a + 3 b + c = 2 8 ⟹ a n = 3 n 2 + n − 2 .
Therefore the sum is
S = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ! 3 n 2 + n − 2 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ! 3 n 2 + n − n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ! 2 = n = 0 ∑ ∞ ( n + 1 ) ! 3 ( n + 1 ) 2 + n + 1 − n = 0 ∑ ∞ n ! 2 + 2 = n = 0 ∑ ∞ n ! 3 ( n + 1 ) + 1 − 2 e + 2 = n = 0 ∑ ∞ n ! 3 n + n = 0 ∑ ∞ n ! 4 − 2 e + = 3 n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ! n + 4 e − 2 e + 2 = 3 n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( n − 1 ) ! 1 + 4 e − 2 e + 2 = 3 n = 0 ∑ ∞ n ! 1 + 4 e − 2 e + 2 = 3 e + 4 e − 2 e + 2 = 5 e + 2 ≈ 1 5 . 5 9 1
in the 3rd last step how did you get around the problem of ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( n − 1 ) ! 3 ?
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I don't find any n = 0 ∑ ∞ ( n − 1 ) ! 3 .
in the third last step simply the summation
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I have added two steps to explain.
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Nice question.. :-)
T = n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ! 3 n 2 + n − 2 = n = 1 ∑ ∞ ( ( n − 2 ) ! 3 ) + ( ( n − 1 ) ! 4 ) − ( n ! 2 ) = 3 ( e ) + 4 ( e ) − 2 ( e − 1 ) ( ∗ ∗ ) = 2 + 5 e ≈ 1 5 . 5 9 1
N O T E : ( 1 ) . Finding General term for numerator ( a n ) S = 2 + 1 2 + 2 8 + ⋯ + a n S = 2 + 1 2 + 2 8 + ⋯ + a n Subtracting we get : 0 = − 2 + ( 4 + 1 0 + 1 6 ⋯ n terms ) − a n ⇒ a n = − 2 + 3 n 2 + n = 3 n 2 + n − 2 ( 2 ) . ( ∗ ∗ ) Use expansion of e x at x=1 : e = 1 + n = 1 ∑ ∞ n ! 1