Find the value of a=1∑∞b=1∑∞c=1∑∞4a+b+c(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)ab(3a+c)
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Solution
Let S denote the given sum. By summing over all six permutations of the variables a,b,c we obtain 6S=a=1∑∞b=1∑∞c=1∑∞4a+b+c(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)3(a2b+a2c+b2a+b2c+c2a+c2b)+6abc=a=1∑∞b=1∑∞c=1∑∞4a+b+c3=3(a=1∑∞4a1)(b=1∑∞4b1)(c=1∑∞4c1)=3(31)3=91 Hence S=541.
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