Integration of Infinite Series

$\int {{{\left( {\frac{1}{{2!}} – \frac{1}{{3!}} + \frac{1}{{4!}} – \frac{1}{{5!}} + ………} \right)}^x}dx} = ?$

We have, ${e^{ – 1}} = 1 + ( – 1) + \frac{{{{( – 1)}^2}}}{{2!}} + \frac{{{{( – 1)}^3}}}{{3!}} + \frac{{{{( – 1)}^4}}}{{4!}} + ……….$

The given integral = $\int {{{({e^{ – 1}})}^x}dx} = \int {{e^{ – x}}dx} = – {e^{ – x}} + C$

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