O17-C018 > restart; > u:=n->x^n/(n+1)/(3*n+1); n x u := n -> ----------------- (n + 1) (3 n + 1) > f:=sum(u(n),n=0..100): > plot(f,x=-1..1); > l:=int(1/(1-y^3),y); 1/2 2 1/2 (2 y + 1) 3 l := 1/6 ln(y + y + 1) + 1/3 3 arctan(--------------) 3 - 1/3 ln(y - 1) > cste:=simplify(subs(y=0,l)); 1/2 Pi 3 cste := ------- - 1/3 I Pi 18 > ll:=simplify((l-cste)/y); / 1/2 | 2 1/2 (2 y + 1) 3 ll := 1/18 |3 ln(y + y + 1) + 6 3 arctan(--------------) \ 3 \ 1/2 | - 6 ln(y - 1) - Pi 3 + 6 I Pi|/y / > h:=subs(y=x^(1/3),ll); / | (2/3) (1/3) h := 1/18 |3 ln(x + x + 1) \ (1/3) 1/2 1/2 (2 x + 1) 3 (1/3) + 6 3 arctan(-------------------) - 6 ln(x - 1) 3 \ 1/2 | / 1/3 - Pi 3 + 6 I Pi| / x / / > convert(1/(n+1)/(3*n+1),parfrac); 3 1 ----------- - --------- 2 (3 n + 1) 2 (n + 1) >