Sigma/Summation Notation

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Sigma/Summation Notation

• 5.2

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Consider the following sum
Each of the terms is in the form of k2, where k
is an integer from 1 to 5.
This can be written in sigma notation as
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Sigma Notation

• i -gt the index of summation
• ai -gt the ith term
• i, n -gt lower and upper bounds of summation

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Determine the sum
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Determine the sum
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Determine the sum
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Determine the sum
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Summation Properties
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Useful Theorems
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Determine the sum
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Determine the sum
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Determine the sum