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COMEDK · Maths · 5. Sequences and Series

\(\sum_{k=1}^{20} k k\) !is equal to

  1. A 21 !
  2. B 20 ! + 1
  3. C \(21!-1\)
  4. D \(20!-1\)
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(C) \(21!-1\)

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We have, \(\sum_{k=1}^{20} k k\) ! \(\begin{aligned} \sum_{k=1}^{20} k k! & =\sum_{k=1}^{20}(k+1-1) k!=\sum_{k=1}^{20}[(k+1) k!-k!] \\ & =\sum_{k=1}^{20}(k+1)!-\sum_{k=1}^{20} k![\because(n+1) n!=(n+1)! \\ & =2!-1!+3!-2!+21!-3!+\ldots+21!-20! \\ & =21!-1 \end{aligned}\)