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Find the sum of$$sum _{r=1}^inftyleft({frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}}right)$$ I tried to solve this problem by taking $2$ common from the expression and got the result as of$$2sum _{r=1}^inftyleft({frac{1}{4r-3}-frac{1}{4r}}right)$$ but I could not get any constant term on which I could apply the telescopic series formula please help me out.
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Find the sum of$$sum _{r=1}^inftyleft({frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}}right)$$ I tried to solve this problem by taking $2$ common from the expression and got the result as of$$2sum _{r=1}^inftyleft({frac{1}{4r-3}-frac{1}{4r}}right)$$ but I could not get any constant term on which I could apply the telescopic series formula please help me out.
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Not sure if this helps, but seems somewhat similar to series for $frac pi 4$: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz_formula_for_%CF%80#Convergence
– Noble Mushtak
Dec 29 '18 at 1:22
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Find the sum of$$sum _{r=1}^inftyleft({frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}}right)$$ I tried to solve this problem by taking $2$ common from the expression and got the result as of$$2sum _{r=1}^inftyleft({frac{1}{4r-3}-frac{1}{4r}}right)$$ but I could not get any constant term on which I could apply the telescopic series formula please help me out.
sequences-and-series telescopic-series
Find the sum of$$sum _{r=1}^inftyleft({frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}}right)$$ I tried to solve this problem by taking $2$ common from the expression and got the result as of$$2sum _{r=1}^inftyleft({frac{1}{4r-3}-frac{1}{4r}}right)$$ but I could not get any constant term on which I could apply the telescopic series formula please help me out.
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Not sure if this helps, but seems somewhat similar to series for $frac pi 4$: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz_formula_for_%CF%80#Convergence
– Noble Mushtak
Dec 29 '18 at 1:22
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Not sure if this helps, but seems somewhat similar to series for $frac pi 4$: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz_formula_for_%CF%80#Convergence
– Noble Mushtak
Dec 29 '18 at 1:22
Not sure if this helps, but seems somewhat similar to series for $frac pi 4$: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz_formula_for_%CF%80#Convergence
– Noble Mushtak
Dec 29 '18 at 1:22
Not sure if this helps, but seems somewhat similar to series for $frac pi 4$: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz_formula_for_%CF%80#Convergence
– Noble Mushtak
Dec 29 '18 at 1:22
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This is not a telescopic series, though it might superficially resemble one.
The common technique with such problems is to transform them to power series (by putting $x^n$ or something in the numerator), then fiddle around with functions, their Taylor series, maybe some differentiation or other stuff, and then evaluate the series at $x=1$.
Short of that, we are reduced to using the following crude tools.
Suppose you know that $sumlimits_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over n}=ln2$ (because if you don't, we aren't going anywhere). Suppose you also know that $sumlimits_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over 2n+1}={piover4}$, which is also a mandatory prerequisite. Then, obviously
$$sum_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over 2n}={1over2}sum_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over n}={ln2over2}$$
Now I'm going to put it in a simple way, without all those fancy $sum$s:
$$begin{array}{ccccccccccc}
{piover4} &=& 1 & & -{1over3} & & +{1over5} & & -{1over7} &dots \
ln 2 &=& 1 & -{1over2} & +{1over3} & -{1over4} & +{1over5} & -{1over6} & +{1over7} &dots \
{ln 2over2} &=& & phantom{-}{1over2} & & -{1over4} & & +{1over6} & &dots \
end{array}$$
Now just add these three series together.
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$$S_n=sum _{r=1}^n left(frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}right)=frac12sum _{r=1}^n left(frac{1}{r+frac14-1}-frac{1}{r+1-1}right)$$
It is a easy problem to people familiar with the polygamma functions.
$$sum _{r=1}^n frac{1}{r+a-1}=psi(a+n)-psi(a)$$
$psi(x)$ is the digamma function.
Successively with $a=frac14$ and $a=1$ :
$$S_n=frac12left(psileft(frac14+nright)-psileft(frac14right)-psileft(1+nright)+psileft(1right)right)$$
$ntoinftyquad psi(a+n)sim ln(n)+Oleft(frac{1}{x}right)$
$lim_{ntoinfty}left(psileft(frac14+nright)-psileft(1+nright)right)=0$
$$S_infty=frac12left(-psileft(-frac14right)+psileft(1right)right)$$
$psi(1)=-gamma$ Euler-Mascheroni constant. And $psi(1/4)=-gamma-frac{pi}{2}-3ln(2)$
$$S_infty=frac12left(frac{pi}{2}+3ln(2)right)$$
$$sum _{r=1}^infty left(frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}right)=frac{pi}{4}+frac32ln(2)$$
For reference : http://mathworld.wolfram.com/DigammaFunction.html
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This is not a telescopic series, though it might superficially resemble one.
The common technique with such problems is to transform them to power series (by putting $x^n$ or something in the numerator), then fiddle around with functions, their Taylor series, maybe some differentiation or other stuff, and then evaluate the series at $x=1$.
Short of that, we are reduced to using the following crude tools.
Suppose you know that $sumlimits_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over n}=ln2$ (because if you don't, we aren't going anywhere). Suppose you also know that $sumlimits_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over 2n+1}={piover4}$, which is also a mandatory prerequisite. Then, obviously
$$sum_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over 2n}={1over2}sum_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over n}={ln2over2}$$
Now I'm going to put it in a simple way, without all those fancy $sum$s:
$$begin{array}{ccccccccccc}
{piover4} &=& 1 & & -{1over3} & & +{1over5} & & -{1over7} &dots \
ln 2 &=& 1 & -{1over2} & +{1over3} & -{1over4} & +{1over5} & -{1over6} & +{1over7} &dots \
{ln 2over2} &=& & phantom{-}{1over2} & & -{1over4} & & +{1over6} & &dots \
end{array}$$
Now just add these three series together.
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This is not a telescopic series, though it might superficially resemble one.
The common technique with such problems is to transform them to power series (by putting $x^n$ or something in the numerator), then fiddle around with functions, their Taylor series, maybe some differentiation or other stuff, and then evaluate the series at $x=1$.
Short of that, we are reduced to using the following crude tools.
Suppose you know that $sumlimits_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over n}=ln2$ (because if you don't, we aren't going anywhere). Suppose you also know that $sumlimits_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over 2n+1}={piover4}$, which is also a mandatory prerequisite. Then, obviously
$$sum_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over 2n}={1over2}sum_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over n}={ln2over2}$$
Now I'm going to put it in a simple way, without all those fancy $sum$s:
$$begin{array}{ccccccccccc}
{piover4} &=& 1 & & -{1over3} & & +{1over5} & & -{1over7} &dots \
ln 2 &=& 1 & -{1over2} & +{1over3} & -{1over4} & +{1over5} & -{1over6} & +{1over7} &dots \
{ln 2over2} &=& & phantom{-}{1over2} & & -{1over4} & & +{1over6} & &dots \
end{array}$$
Now just add these three series together.
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This is not a telescopic series, though it might superficially resemble one.
The common technique with such problems is to transform them to power series (by putting $x^n$ or something in the numerator), then fiddle around with functions, their Taylor series, maybe some differentiation or other stuff, and then evaluate the series at $x=1$.
Short of that, we are reduced to using the following crude tools.
Suppose you know that $sumlimits_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over n}=ln2$ (because if you don't, we aren't going anywhere). Suppose you also know that $sumlimits_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over 2n+1}={piover4}$, which is also a mandatory prerequisite. Then, obviously
$$sum_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over 2n}={1over2}sum_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over n}={ln2over2}$$
Now I'm going to put it in a simple way, without all those fancy $sum$s:
$$begin{array}{ccccccccccc}
{piover4} &=& 1 & & -{1over3} & & +{1over5} & & -{1over7} &dots \
ln 2 &=& 1 & -{1over2} & +{1over3} & -{1over4} & +{1over5} & -{1over6} & +{1over7} &dots \
{ln 2over2} &=& & phantom{-}{1over2} & & -{1over4} & & +{1over6} & &dots \
end{array}$$
Now just add these three series together.
This is not a telescopic series, though it might superficially resemble one.
The common technique with such problems is to transform them to power series (by putting $x^n$ or something in the numerator), then fiddle around with functions, their Taylor series, maybe some differentiation or other stuff, and then evaluate the series at $x=1$.
Short of that, we are reduced to using the following crude tools.
Suppose you know that $sumlimits_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over n}=ln2$ (because if you don't, we aren't going anywhere). Suppose you also know that $sumlimits_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over 2n+1}={piover4}$, which is also a mandatory prerequisite. Then, obviously
$$sum_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over 2n}={1over2}sum_{n=1}^infty{(-1)^{n+1}over n}={ln2over2}$$
Now I'm going to put it in a simple way, without all those fancy $sum$s:
$$begin{array}{ccccccccccc}
{piover4} &=& 1 & & -{1over3} & & +{1over5} & & -{1over7} &dots \
ln 2 &=& 1 & -{1over2} & +{1over3} & -{1over4} & +{1over5} & -{1over6} & +{1over7} &dots \
{ln 2over2} &=& & phantom{-}{1over2} & & -{1over4} & & +{1over6} & &dots \
end{array}$$
Now just add these three series together.
edited Dec 29 '18 at 9:42
answered Dec 29 '18 at 9:28
Ivan NeretinIvan Neretin
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$$S_n=sum _{r=1}^n left(frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}right)=frac12sum _{r=1}^n left(frac{1}{r+frac14-1}-frac{1}{r+1-1}right)$$
It is a easy problem to people familiar with the polygamma functions.
$$sum _{r=1}^n frac{1}{r+a-1}=psi(a+n)-psi(a)$$
$psi(x)$ is the digamma function.
Successively with $a=frac14$ and $a=1$ :
$$S_n=frac12left(psileft(frac14+nright)-psileft(frac14right)-psileft(1+nright)+psileft(1right)right)$$
$ntoinftyquad psi(a+n)sim ln(n)+Oleft(frac{1}{x}right)$
$lim_{ntoinfty}left(psileft(frac14+nright)-psileft(1+nright)right)=0$
$$S_infty=frac12left(-psileft(-frac14right)+psileft(1right)right)$$
$psi(1)=-gamma$ Euler-Mascheroni constant. And $psi(1/4)=-gamma-frac{pi}{2}-3ln(2)$
$$S_infty=frac12left(frac{pi}{2}+3ln(2)right)$$
$$sum _{r=1}^infty left(frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}right)=frac{pi}{4}+frac32ln(2)$$
For reference : http://mathworld.wolfram.com/DigammaFunction.html
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$$S_n=sum _{r=1}^n left(frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}right)=frac12sum _{r=1}^n left(frac{1}{r+frac14-1}-frac{1}{r+1-1}right)$$
It is a easy problem to people familiar with the polygamma functions.
$$sum _{r=1}^n frac{1}{r+a-1}=psi(a+n)-psi(a)$$
$psi(x)$ is the digamma function.
Successively with $a=frac14$ and $a=1$ :
$$S_n=frac12left(psileft(frac14+nright)-psileft(frac14right)-psileft(1+nright)+psileft(1right)right)$$
$ntoinftyquad psi(a+n)sim ln(n)+Oleft(frac{1}{x}right)$
$lim_{ntoinfty}left(psileft(frac14+nright)-psileft(1+nright)right)=0$
$$S_infty=frac12left(-psileft(-frac14right)+psileft(1right)right)$$
$psi(1)=-gamma$ Euler-Mascheroni constant. And $psi(1/4)=-gamma-frac{pi}{2}-3ln(2)$
$$S_infty=frac12left(frac{pi}{2}+3ln(2)right)$$
$$sum _{r=1}^infty left(frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}right)=frac{pi}{4}+frac32ln(2)$$
For reference : http://mathworld.wolfram.com/DigammaFunction.html
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$$S_n=sum _{r=1}^n left(frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}right)=frac12sum _{r=1}^n left(frac{1}{r+frac14-1}-frac{1}{r+1-1}right)$$
It is a easy problem to people familiar with the polygamma functions.
$$sum _{r=1}^n frac{1}{r+a-1}=psi(a+n)-psi(a)$$
$psi(x)$ is the digamma function.
Successively with $a=frac14$ and $a=1$ :
$$S_n=frac12left(psileft(frac14+nright)-psileft(frac14right)-psileft(1+nright)+psileft(1right)right)$$
$ntoinftyquad psi(a+n)sim ln(n)+Oleft(frac{1}{x}right)$
$lim_{ntoinfty}left(psileft(frac14+nright)-psileft(1+nright)right)=0$
$$S_infty=frac12left(-psileft(-frac14right)+psileft(1right)right)$$
$psi(1)=-gamma$ Euler-Mascheroni constant. And $psi(1/4)=-gamma-frac{pi}{2}-3ln(2)$
$$S_infty=frac12left(frac{pi}{2}+3ln(2)right)$$
$$sum _{r=1}^infty left(frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}right)=frac{pi}{4}+frac32ln(2)$$
For reference : http://mathworld.wolfram.com/DigammaFunction.html
$$S_n=sum _{r=1}^n left(frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}right)=frac12sum _{r=1}^n left(frac{1}{r+frac14-1}-frac{1}{r+1-1}right)$$
It is a easy problem to people familiar with the polygamma functions.
$$sum _{r=1}^n frac{1}{r+a-1}=psi(a+n)-psi(a)$$
$psi(x)$ is the digamma function.
Successively with $a=frac14$ and $a=1$ :
$$S_n=frac12left(psileft(frac14+nright)-psileft(frac14right)-psileft(1+nright)+psileft(1right)right)$$
$ntoinftyquad psi(a+n)sim ln(n)+Oleft(frac{1}{x}right)$
$lim_{ntoinfty}left(psileft(frac14+nright)-psileft(1+nright)right)=0$
$$S_infty=frac12left(-psileft(-frac14right)+psileft(1right)right)$$
$psi(1)=-gamma$ Euler-Mascheroni constant. And $psi(1/4)=-gamma-frac{pi}{2}-3ln(2)$
$$S_infty=frac12left(frac{pi}{2}+3ln(2)right)$$
$$sum _{r=1}^infty left(frac{2}{4r-3}-frac{1}{2r}right)=frac{pi}{4}+frac32ln(2)$$
For reference : http://mathworld.wolfram.com/DigammaFunction.html
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Not sure if this helps, but seems somewhat similar to series for $frac pi 4$: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leibniz_formula_for_%CF%80#Convergence
– Noble Mushtak
Dec 29 '18 at 1:22