Sum k!*k = 1!*1 + 2!*2 + ... +
n!*n
We can add and subtract 1, so
that:
Sum k!*(k + 1 - 1) = Sum k!*(k+1) - Sum
k!
But k!*(k+1) = (k+1)!
We'll
re-write the sum:
Sum k!*(k+1) - Sum k! = Sum (k+1)! - Sum
k!
Sum (k+1)! = 2! + 3! + ... + n! + (n+1)!
(1)
Sum k! = 1! + 2! + 3! + ... + n!
(2)
We'll subtract (2) from
(1):
Sum (k+1)! - Sum k!=2! + 3! + ..+ n! + (n+1)! - 1! -
2! - 3! - .. - n!
We'll eliminate like
terms:
Sum (k+1)! - Sum k! = (n+1)! -
1
Sum k!*k = (n+1)! -
1
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