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what is
n
(2r+3^r)?
r=1
I struggled to find the sum of 3^r
Original post by nathanking
what is
n
(2r+3^r)?
r=1
I struggled to find the sum of 3^r


Think 'geometric series'.
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too late
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Original post by TeeEm
too late

I don't think I know this rule ...
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Original post by nathanking
I don't think I know this rule ...


I see ...
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Original post by TeeEm
I see ...


can you tell me how to do it please?
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Original post by nathanking
can you tell me how to do it please?


split the sum into 2
consider each sum separately
fist sum is an Arithmetic series
second sum is a geometric series
etc
Original post by nathanking
what is
n
(2r+3^r)?
r=1
I struggled to find the sum of 3^r


r=1nar=a+a2+a3+....+an\displaystyle \sum_{r=1}^n a^r=a+a^2+a^3+....+a^n

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