Let and .
can be represented as for positive coprime integers and .
Find .
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Note that a k can be written as :- a k = ( k 2 + 1 ) ⋅ k ! = ( ( k + 1 ) 2 − 2 k ) ⋅ k ! = ( k + 1 ) ⋅ ( k + 1 ) ! − 2 k ⋅ k ! = ( ( k + 1 ) ⋅ ( k + 1 ) ! − k ⋅ k ! ) − k ⋅ k ! . Now, b n = k = 1 ∑ n a k = k = 1 ∑ n ( ( k + 1 ) ⋅ ( k + 1 ) ! − k ⋅ k ! ) − k ⋅ k ! = k = 1 ∑ n ( k + 1 ) ⋅ ( k + 1 ) ! − k ⋅ k ! − k = 1 ∑ n k ⋅ k ! = Telescopic Series k = 1 ∑ n ( k + 1 ) ⋅ ( k + 1 ) ! − k ⋅ k ! − Telescopic Series k = 1 ∑ n ( k + 1 ) ! − k ! = ( ( n + 1 ) ⋅ ( n + 1 ) ! − 1 ) − ( ( n + 1 ) ! − 1 ) ) = n ⋅ ( n + 1 ) ! . Hence, b n = n ⋅ ( n + 1 ) ! .
Now, b 1 0 0 a 1 0 0 = 1 0 0 ⋅ 1 0 1 ! ( 1 0 0 2 + 1 ) ⋅ 1 0 0 ! = 1 0 0 ⋅ 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 + 1 .
Hence, b − a = 1 0 0 ⋅ 1 0 1 − ( 1 0 0 2 + 1 ) = 1 0 0 ⋅ 1 0 1 − 1 0 0 2 − 1 = 1 0 0 ( 1 0 1 − 1 0 0 ) − 1 = 1 0 0 − 1 = 9 9 .