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		ajkjk on Aug 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Evaluating a class of infinite sums in closed form Doing it with generating functions is essentially the same as what is done in the post under a different name.

shiandow on Aug 5, 2024 [–]

True, but the generating functions make it easier to prove that this works, rather than relying on the properties of a particular function (properties that you can most easily prove by reverting to the generating functions).

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