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Find the value of . Give the answer correct to two decimal places.
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Answer: 1.44
Write the numerator in terms of : . The sum becomes . Now and , so . Summing from gives . Numerically , and a direct partial sum of the original series agrees. The answer rounds to . The factorial shift is the main idea: shifting the index to lets us express everything through shifted exponential series. Series of the form with a polynomial numerator always sum to a combination with rational , so the final value here is without any numerical approximation.
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