U. K. Dutta

On the infinite sum of reciprocals of the fourth powers of balancing numbers

In this note, we study the infinite reciprocal sum $\sum_{k=n}^{\infty}1/B_k^4$ involving the fourth powers of balancing numbers $B_n$. We show that, for every $n\geq2$, \begin{equation*} \left\lfloor \left( \sum_{k=n}^{\infty}\frac{1}{B_k^4} \right)^{-1} \right\rfloor = B_n^4-B_{n-1}^4 -\left\lceil\frac{B_{2n-1}}{280}...