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Homework Statement
Evaluate the sums: [itex]\sum^{n}_{i=1}ia^{i}[/itex]
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The Attempt at a Solution
I'm assuming that because there's no limit or anything, the professor wants an equation. I know [itex]\sum^{n}_{i=1}i[/itex] is [itex]\frac{1}{2}n(n+1)[/itex] and [itex]\sum^{n}_{i=1}a^{i}[/itex] is [itex]\frac{a^{n+1} - 1}{a-1}-1[/itex] but how do you deal with them when multiplied? I can't separate it out like I can in addition. Do I use integrals?
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