TITLE: Find the sum of the infinite series $\sum n(n+1)/n!$
QUESTION [7 upvotes]: How do find the sum of the series till infinity?
$$ \frac{2}{1!}+\frac{2+4}{2!}+\frac{2+4+6}{3!}+\frac{2+4+6+8}{4!}+\cdots$$
I know that it gets reduced to $$\sum\limits_{n=1}^∞ \frac{n(n+1)}{n!}$$
But I don't know how to proceed further.

REPLY [7 votes]: You could also consider that $$A(x)=\sum\limits_{n=1}^∞ \frac{n(n+1)}{n!}x^n=\sum\limits_{n=0}^∞ \frac{n(n+1)}{n!}x^n=\sum\limits_{n=0}^∞ \frac{n(n-1)+2n}{n!}x^n$$ $$A(x)=\sum\limits_{n=0}^∞ \frac{n(n-1)}{n!}x^n+2\sum\limits_{n=0}^∞ \frac{n}{n!}x^n=x^2\sum\limits_{n=0}^∞ \frac{n(n-1)}{n!}x^{n-2}+2x\sum\limits_{n=0}^∞ \frac{n}{n!}x^{n-1}$$ $$A(x)=x^2 \left(\sum\limits_{n=0}^∞ \frac{x^n}{n!} \right)''+2x\left(\sum\limits_{n=0}^∞ \frac{x^n}{n!} \right)'=x^2e^x+2x e^x=x(x+2)e^x$$ Now, compute $A(1)$.