Prove the inequality 1!1+2!1+3!1+⋯+2022!1>2!12+3!22+4!32+⋯+2023!20222.
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Let us prove that ∑n=12022(n+1)!n2−∑n=12022n!1<0, which is equivalent to the required. Note that (n+1)!n2−n!1=(n+1)!n(n+1)−2(n+1)+1=(n−1)!1−n!2+(n+1)!1 With this identity in mind, we make the following transformations: n=1∑2022(n+1)!n2−n=1∑2022n!1=n=0∑2021n!1−2n=1∑2022n!1+n=2∑2023n!1==0!1−1!1−2022!1+2023!1=2023!1−2022!1<0.