SOLUTION: show that 1(1!)+2(2!)+3(3!)+...+n(n!)= (n+1)!-1 for all positive integers n.

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Question 29757: show that 1(1!)+2(2!)+3(3!)+...+n(n!)= (n+1)!-1 for all positive integers n.
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show that 1(1!)+2(2!)+3(3!)+...+n(n!)= (n+1)!-1 for all positive integers n.
LET SN = 1(1!)+2(2!)+3(3!)+...+n(n!)
CONSIDER THE EQN....
(N+1)!-N! = N!(N+1-1)= N*N!...PUT N =1,2,3 ETC....AND ADD
N=1.........2!-1! = 1*1!
N=2.........3!-2! = 2*2!
N=3.........4!-3! = 3*3!
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N=N-1....N!-(N-1)! = (N-1)*(N-1)!
N=N......(N+1)! - N!= N*N!
----------------------------------ADDING ALL
...........(N+1)!-1!=SN