Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem - 14.1 Sequences and Series - 14.1 Exercise Set - Page 895: 76

Answer

$\sum\limits_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{k(k+1)^2}$

Work Step by Step

We have to rewrite the sum using sigma notation $\frac{1}{1\cdot2^2}+\frac{1}{2\cdot3^2}+\frac{1}{3\cdot4^2}+\frac{1}{4\cdot5^2}+\cdots$ Each term has the form of $\frac{1}{k(k+1)^2}$, where $k=1,2,3,4,\cdots.$ The number of terms is infinite and the first term is $\frac{1}{1(1+1)^2}$, hence the index of the sum goes from $1$ to $\infty$. So in sigma notation: $\frac{1}{1\cdot2^2}+\frac{1}{2\cdot3^2}+\frac{1}{3\cdot4^2}+\frac{1}{4\cdot5^2}+\cdots=\sum\limits_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{k(k+1)^2}$
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