<s>[INST] Sum of $\frac{x^2}{2*1} - \frac{x^3}{3*2} + \frac{x^4}{4*3} - ...$ I have to find the sum of : 
$$\frac{x^2}{2*1} - \frac{x^3}{3*2} + \frac{x^4}{4*3} - \frac{x^5}{5*4} +\cdots$$
So far I have :
$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}  \frac{(-1)^{n-1} \, x^{n+1}}{(n+1)(n)}$$
which is very close to $\ln(1+x)$... but I just can't figure out what I have to do from there.
 [/INST] \begin{align}
\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}  \frac{(-1)^{n-1} \, x^{n+1}}{(n+1)(n)} &= \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left(\frac{1}{n} - \frac{1}{n+1}\right) \, (-1)^{n-1} \, x^{n+1} \\
&= x \, \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^{n-1} \, x^{n}}{n} + \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^n \, x^{n+1}}{n+1} \\
&= x \, \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^{n-1} \, x^{n}}{n} + \sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^{n-1} \, x^{n}}{n} \\
&= (x+1) \, \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^{n-1} \, x^{n}}{n} - x \\
&= (x+1) \, \ln(1+x) - x.
\end{align}
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