How to find sum of the given series?

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1 Answer
Jul 11, 2018

sqrt(5/3)53

Explanation:

From the binomial expansion of (1-x)^{-1/2}(1x)12 we get

(1-x)^{-1/2} = 1+(-1/2)(-x)(1x)12=1+(12)(x)
qquadqquadqquadqquad quad +1/(2!)(-1/2)(-3/2)(-x)^2+...
qquadqquadqquadqquad =1+1/2 x+1/(2!)* 1/2*3/2x^2+...

we see that the coefficient of x^n,\ \ n>=1 is

1/(n!) *1/2*3/2*5/2*...*(2n-1)/2
=1/(n!) (1*3*5*...(2n-1))/2^n
= 1/(n!) (1*2*3*...*(2n-1)*(2n))/(2^n*2*4*6*...(2n))

= ((2n)!)/(2^{2n}(n!)^2)= 1/4^n((2n),(n))

Thus

(1-x)^{-1/2} = 1+sum_{n=1}^oo (x/4)^n((2n),(n)) = sum_{n=0}^oo (x/4)^n((2n),(n))

and so

sum_{n=1}^oo x^n((2n),(n)) = (1-4x)^{-1/2}

So, our sum

sum_{n=1}^oo 1/10^n((2n),(n)) = (1-4times 1/10)^{-1/2}=sqrt(5/3)