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Infinite Sum Equality

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August 9, 2024
calculus2022

Problem Statement

There is a unique choice of positive integers aa, bb, and cc such that cc is not divisible by the square of any prime and the infinite sums \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \left(\left(\frac{a - b\sqrt{c}}{10}\right)^{n-10}\cdot\prod_{k=0}^{9} (n - k)\right)   \text{and}   \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \left((a - b\sqrt{c})^{n+1}\cdot\prod_{k=0}^{9} (n - k)\right) are equal (i.e., converging to the same finite value). Compute a+b+ca + b + c.