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Infinite Sequences and Series · Challenge problem

For a positive integer mm, the generating-function identity ∑n=0∞(n+mm)xn=1(1−x)m+1\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\binom{n+m}{m}x^n=\dfrac1{(1-x)^{m+1}} holds for ∣x∣<1|x|<1. Using m=3m=3, find the exact value of ∑n=1∞(n+33)(12)n\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\binom{n+3}{3}\left(\dfrac12\right)^n.