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2025 AMC 10BProblem 15P11-15~5 minPrint

The sum k=11k3+6k2+8k\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{k^3 + 6k^2 + 8k} can be expressed as ab\frac{a}{b} , where aa and bb are relatively prime positive integers. What is a+ba + b ?

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