Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Sequences and Infinite Series - 8.6 Alternating Series - 8.6 Exercises - Page 657: 60

Answer

$\dfrac{7\pi^4}{720} $

Work Step by Step

We have $1+\dfrac{1}{2^4}+\dfrac{1}{3^4}+\dfrac{1}{4^4}+......=\dfrac{\pi^4}{90} ~~~~~(a)$ Let us consider that $S=1-\dfrac{1}{2^4}+\dfrac{1}{3^4}-\dfrac{1}{4^4}+......~~~~(b)$ Next, we will subtract equation (b) from equation (a) to obtain: $\dfrac{\pi^4}{90}-S=(1+\dfrac{1}{2^4}+\dfrac{1}{3^4}+\dfrac{1}{4^4}+......)-(1-\dfrac{1}{2^4}+\dfrac{1}{3^4}-\dfrac{1}{4^4}+......)$ or, $=2 [\dfrac{1}{2^4}+\dfrac{1}{4^4}+....]$ or, $=2 \Sigma_{k=1}^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{(2k)^4}$ or, $=\dfrac{1}{8} \times \dfrac{\pi^4}{90} $ Thus, $S=\dfrac{\pi^4}{90} -\dfrac{\pi^4}{720} =\dfrac{7\pi^4}{720} $
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