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James889
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Hi,
i need to prove that [tex]\sum^n_{k=1}\frac{k^2}{2^k} = 6-~\frac{n^2+4n+6}{2^n}~~(*)[/tex]
for n=1 the statement holds as [tex]\sum\frac{1}{2} = 6 -\frac{11}{2}[/tex]
[tex] \sum_{k=1}^{n+1} \frac{k^2}{2^k} = 6-~\frac{n^2+4n+6}{2^n} + \frac{n+1}{2^{n+1}}[/tex]
In order to get a common denominator multiply (*) by 2
[tex]\frac{2n^2 + 8n +12 + n^2 +2n +1}{2^n} \longrightarrow \frac{3n^2 + 10n +13}{2^n}[/tex]
But how do i factor that expression ?
i need to prove that [tex]\sum^n_{k=1}\frac{k^2}{2^k} = 6-~\frac{n^2+4n+6}{2^n}~~(*)[/tex]
for n=1 the statement holds as [tex]\sum\frac{1}{2} = 6 -\frac{11}{2}[/tex]
[tex] \sum_{k=1}^{n+1} \frac{k^2}{2^k} = 6-~\frac{n^2+4n+6}{2^n} + \frac{n+1}{2^{n+1}}[/tex]
In order to get a common denominator multiply (*) by 2
[tex]\frac{2n^2 + 8n +12 + n^2 +2n +1}{2^n} \longrightarrow \frac{3n^2 + 10n +13}{2^n}[/tex]
But how do i factor that expression ?