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Using partial fractions: $$ \sum\limits_{k=0}^\infty \frac{1}{n^2+1} = \lim_{n \to \infty} \left(\frac{i}{2} \sum\limits_{k=0}^n \frac{1}{k+i} - \sum_{k=0}^n \frac{1}{k-i} \right) $$ Expanding and rationalising end up with: $$ \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{i}{2}\left( -i + \frac{1-i}{1^2+1} + \cdots + \frac{n-i} {n^2+1} +\left( -i \frac{1+i}{1^+1} -\cdots- \frac{n+i}{n^2+1} \right)\right) $$ Simplifying I end up with an expanded version of what I started with: $$ \lim_{n \to \infty} \left( 1 +\frac{1}{1^2+1} + \frac{1}{2^2+1} + \cdots + \frac{1}{n^2+1}\right) $$ How can I solve this problem? I feel like I am just going in circles.

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