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Factorial Ratio Sum Puzzle (Posted on 2015-08-04) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Define:
A(k) = k! + (k+1)! + (k+2)!, and:

B(n) = Σk=1 to n (k+2)/A(k)

Evaluate:

Limit B(n)
n → ∞

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

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Solution computer solution: It quickly converges | Comment 2 of 3 |
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from the first few lines out of

DefDbl A-Z
Dim crlf$


Private Sub Form_Load()
 Form1.Visible = True
 
 Text1.Text = ""
 crlf = Chr$(13) + Chr$(10)

 k = 1: f1 = 1: f2 = 2: f3 = 6
 b = 3 / (f1 + f2 + f3)
 For n = 2 To 100
   f1 = f2: f2 = f3: f3 = f3 * (n + 2)
   b = b + (n + 2) / (f1 + f2 + f3)
   Text1.Text = Text1.Text & n & Str(b) & crlf
 Next
 
 
 Text1.Text = Text1.Text & crlf & " done"
  
End Sub


  Posted by Charlie on 2015-08-04 09:14:25
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