A Probabilistic Proof of a Recursion Formula for Sums of Powers

Hu, XB; Zhong, YM

Hu, XB (corresponding author), Beijing Univ Posts & Telecommun, Sch Sci, Beijing 100876, Peoples R China.

AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL MONTHLY, 2020; 127 (2): 166

Abstract

A probabilistic proof of a recursion formula for sums of powers is given by using some properties of expectations.

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