Evaluate this sum in terms of n (the number of terms):
1 2 4 8 16
S = --- + ----- + ----- + ------- + ---------- + .....
2 5 41 3,281 21,523,361
I get the following:
S_n = 1 - (1/Q_n)
where
Q_n = 2 if n = 0
= Q_(n-1)*(2^n*Q_(n-1) + 1) if n > 0
I'm still working on a closed form.
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Posted by Bractals
on 2005-12-21 15:20:41 |