• Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.369-371
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• 2007

Very recently, by employing an addition theorem for the con-fluent hypergeometric function, Paris has obtained a Kummer-type trans-formation for a $_2F_2(x)$ hypergeometric function with general parameters in the form of a sum of $_2F_2(-x)$ functions. The aim of this note is to derive his result without using the addition theorem.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.621-633
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• 2012

By establishing a new summation formula for the series $_3F_2(\frac{1}{2})$, recently Rathie and Pogany have obtained an interesting result known as Kummer type II transformation for the generalized hypergeometric function $_2F_2$. Here we aim at deriving their result by using a very elementary method and presenting two elegant results for certain terminating series $_3F_2(2)$. Furthermore two interesting applications of our new results are demonstrated.