Worksheet on Summation Notation

Name: Hendrick Seth V. Garcia Date: November 25, 2020

I. Write the following in expanded form then determine the sum. Show all
pertinent solutions.
8

1.
∑ 3i = 3(1) + 3(2) + 3(3) + 3(4) + 3(5) + 3(6) + 3(7) + 3(8)
i=1
= 3 + 6 + 9 + 12 + 15 + 18 + 21 + 24
= 135

2. ∑ (2 i¿+1)¿ = [2(2) + 1] + [2(3) + 1] + [2(4) + 1] + [2(5) + 1] + [2(6) + 1]

i=2

= 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13
= 45

7
2
= [(3)2 - 3] + [(4)2 - 3] + [(5)2 - 3] + [(6)2 - 3] + [(7)2 - 3]
3. ∑ (k ¿−3)¿
k =3 = 6 + 13 + 22 + 33 + 46
= 120

5 = [2(4(2)+1)] + [2(4(3)+1)] + [2(4(4)+1)] + [2(4(5)+1)]

4. ∑ 2(4 n ¿+ 1) ¿ = 18 + 26 + 34 + 42
n =2

= 120

5 = [2(2)2 – 2 + 1] + [2(3)2 – 3 + 1] + [2(4)2 – 4 + 1] + [2(5)2 – 5 + 1]

5. ∑ (2 n2−n+ 1¿ ) ¿ = 7 + 16 + 29 + 46
n =2

= 98
II. Write each series in summation notation. Show the process on how to find
the general term.
1. 6 + 8 + 10 + 12 + 14 + 16 + 18 + 20
a=2
b = a1 - a an = 2n + 4 8

a1 = 2(1) + 4
∑ (2 n+4 )
= 6 – 2= 4 n =1

an = 2n + 4 a1 = 6

2. 33 + 31 + 29 + 27 + 25 + 23 + 21 + 19 + 17 + 15
a = -2
b = a1 – a an = -2n + 35 10

= 33 – (-2)= 35 a1 = -2(1) + 35
∑ (−2 n+35)
n =1

an = -2n + 35 a1 = 33

3. 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + … + 25
a=1

b = a1 – a an = n + 2 23

=3–1=2 a1 = (1) + 2 ∑ (n+2)

n =1

an = n + 2 a1 = 3

4. [1 (2)] + [2 (3)] + [3 (4)] + [4 (5)] + … + [20 (21)]

2 + 6 + 12 + 20 + … + 420 an = an2 + bn + c
4 6 8
2 2 = 1n2 + 1n + 0;
2a = 2; a = 1 a+b+c=2 an = n 2 + n
3a + b = 4 1 + (1) + c =2
a n = n2 + n 20

3(1) + b = 4; b = 1 c=0 2
a1 = (1) + 1
∑ (n2 +n)
n =1

a1 = 2
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3, 6, 11, 18, 27, 38, 51 (denominators)

3 5 7 9 11 13 a=1
2 2 2 2 2
2a = 2; a = 1 an = an2 + bn + c b = a1 – a

3a + b = 3 = 1n2 + 0n + 2 =2–1=1

3(1) + b = 3; b = 0 an = n2 + 2 (denominator) an = n + 1 (numerator)

an = n2 + 2 an = n + 1
a+b+c=3
a1 = 12 + 2 a1 = 1 + 1
1 + (0) + c = 3
a1 = 3 (denominator) a1 = 2 (numerator)
c=2
7

∑ nn+1
2
+2
n =1