Problem 46828. Approximate functions 2 (★★★★)

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Compute the following sum for any given x and number of terms n.

Here m! denotes the factorial of m, which the product of all natural numbers upto m, for example

2! = 1x2 = 2

3! = 1x2x3 = 6

5! = 1x2x3x4x5 = 120

If x=1 and n = 4, we have

Avoid using for/while loops.

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