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2025 AMC 10B Problem 15

The sum

\[\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{k^3 + 6k^2 + 8k}\]

can be expressed as \dfrac{a}{b}, where a and b are relatively prime positive integers. What is a + b?

\textbf{(A)} 89 \qquad \textbf{(B)} 97 \qquad \textbf{(C)} 102 \qquad \textbf{(D)} 107 \qquad \textbf{(E)} 129


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