How do I evaluate this summation series?

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I came across this problem and I couldn't solve it

$\sum_{r=1}^\infty\frac{6^r}{(3^r-2^r)(3^{r+1}-2^{r+1})}$

So when I saw the solution they wrote $6^r = 3^r(3^{r+1}-2^{r+1}) - 3^{r+1}(3^r-2^r)$ and then applying the V(r)-V(r-1) to further solve it. I can't understand how they wrote $6^r$, I mean how did they construct it in the first place, what was the idea to form it?

And if possible is there any other elegant solution to this problem?

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Note that $$T_r=\frac{6^r}{(3^r-2^r)(3^{r+1}-2^{r+1})}=\frac{3^r}{3^r-2^r}-\frac{3^{r+1}}{3^{r+1}-2^{r+1}}=F_r-F_{r+1}$$ By telescopic summation we get $$T_r=F_r-F_{r+1}$$ $$T_1=F_1-F_2$$ $$T_2=F_2-F_3$$ $$............$$ $$T_{n-1}=F_{n-1}-F_n$$ $$T_n=F_n-F_{n+1}$$ $$\implies S_n=\sum_{r=1}^{n}T_r=F_1-F_{n+1}=3-\frac{3^{n+1}}{3^{n+1}-2^{n+1}}$$ $$\implies S_{\infty}=3-1=2$$