Multiplication of GP and HP

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Can we find the sum of series, $$\frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{2\cdot 5^2}+ \frac{1}{3\cdot 5^3}+\dots $$.

If this 2,3 were in numerator , then this is AGP, which we know how to solve, by multilying by common ratio and shifting one term to left. But same approach is not working here.

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As suggested in comments, the Maclaurin series for $-\log(1-x)$ is $$\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{x^k}k=x+\frac{x^2}2+\frac{x^3}3+\dots\qquad|x|<1$$ Now take $x=\frac15$.