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Formula??
By travelers, history, 8 years ago, In English

Can we devise a formula for a series like this,

S=n+7(n-1+7(n-2+7(n-3+.........)))

when n=1 S=1 first three terms are 1,9,66 someone says it has a formula but i cant find any help!!!

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https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=sum(7%5Ei+*+(n+-+i)+for+i+%3D+0...n)

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S(n + 1) = n + 1 + 7·S(n)

Now this can be solved by standart methods.

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I can offer to read about generating function (Link). In short:

S(0) = 0
S(n) = n + 7*S(n — 1)

Multiply first line by x^0, ans second by x^n and sum all lines. Assume S(0)*x^0 + S(1)*x^1+.... = G(x):
G(x) = 7xG(x) + (1 * x^1 + 2 * x^2 + 3 * x^3 + ....)
Expression in brackets can be simplify to x/(1-x)^2. So we can find formula:
G(x) = x/((1-x)^2*(1-7x)) = (7/(1 — 7x) — 1/(1 — x) — 6/(1-x)^2)/36. And we can expand all fractions:
1/(1 — ax) = (ax)^0 + (ax)^1 + ...;
1/(1 — x)^2 = (1 * x^0 + 2 * x^1 + 3 * x^2 + ...);

Calculate all coeffs in left part and all coeffs in right part. And we get finally formula:
S(n) = (7^(n + 1) — 7 — 6n)/36. Check formula for first n:

S(0) = 0;
S(1) = 1;
S(2) = 9;
S(3) = 66;

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