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Sum of $n$ terms of the series

$$\frac{x}{1-x^2}+\frac{x^2}{1-x^4}+\frac{x^4}{1-x^8}+\cdots \cdots$$

Plan

$$\frac{x}{1-x^2}=\frac{1}{2}\frac{2x}{1-x^2}=\frac{1}{2}\bigg[\frac{1}{1-x}-\frac{1}{1+x}\bigg]$$

$$\frac{x^2}{1-x^4}=\frac{1}{2}\frac{2x^2}{1-x^4}=\frac{1}{2}\bigg[\frac{1}{1-x^2}-\frac{1}{1+x^2}\bigg]$$

Did not get any pattern to convert into Telescopic sum

How do i solve it Help me please

jacky
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    See https://math.stackexchange.com/q/2170972/42969 or https://math.stackexchange.com/q/1740391/42969 – Martin R Jun 10 '19 at 11:37

2 Answers2

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Statement:

$$S_n=\frac{x}{1-x^2}+\frac{x^2}{1-x^4}+\frac{x^4}{1-x^8}+\cdots+\frac{x^{2^{n-1}}}{1-x^{2^{n}}}=\frac{x-x^{2^n}}{(1-x)(1-x^{2^n})}\tag{1}$$

How did I invent formula (1)? By adding a few items by hand and looking into the pattern that started to emerge. Let us prove it by induction:

For $n=1$:

$$S_1=\frac{x-x^2}{(1-x)(1-x^2)}=\frac{x}{1-x^2}$$

So the statement is true for $n=1$.

Now the induction step:

$$S_{n+1}=S_n+\frac{x^{2^{n}}}{1-x^{2^{n+1}}}=\frac{x-x^{2^n}}{(1-x)(1-x^{2^n})}+\frac{x^{2^{n}}}{1-x^{2^{n+1}}}$$

$$S_{n+1}=\frac{x-x^{2^n}}{(1-x)(1-x^{2^n})}+\frac{x^{2^{n}}}{(1-x^{2^{n}})(1+x^{2^{n}})}$$

$$S_{n+1}=\frac{(x-x^{2^n})(1+x^{2^n})+x^{2^{n}}(1-x)}{(1-x)(1-x^{2^n})(1+x^{2^n})}$$

$$S_{n+1}=\frac{x+x^{2^n+1}-x^{2^n}-x^{2^{n+1}}+x^{2^n}-x^{2^n+1}}{(1-x)(1-x^{2^n})(1+x^{2^n})}$$

$$S_{n+1}=\frac{x-x^{2^{n+1}}}{(1-x)(1-x^{2^{n+1}})}$$

Done.

Saša
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we can say that: $$a_n=\frac{x^{2^n}}{1-x^{2^{n+1}}}$$ and we want to calculate: $$S=\sum_{n=0}^\infty a_n$$ 1 approach would be to try and use generating functions from the fact that: $$S_{n+1}=S_n+\frac{x^{2^{n+1}}}{1-x^{2^{n+2}}}$$ Now you just need to evaluate this for whatever value of $n$ you need

Henry Lee
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