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9-15.
Ying has a different method for summing an infinite series. Here are her steps:
Let
the sum. Separate the first term from the rest of the series.
Factor the rest of the terms so that the remaining factor is
. Substitute
for the other factor. Solve for
.
Apply Ying's method to find