susanto3311 Messages 73 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Feb 20, 2015 #1 hello all... would you help me out, how to sum 3 questions problem.. please, see my picture attachment.. thanks for your helping... susanto3311 Attachments 3 sum question problem.png 2.3 KB · Views: 103
hello all... would you help me out, how to sum 3 questions problem.. please, see my picture attachment.. thanks for your helping... susanto3311
MarkFL Gold Member MHB Messages 13,284 Reaction score 12 Feb 20, 2015 #2 There are 3 formulas you can use here: [box=blue]Summation Formulas $$\sum_{k=1}^n\left(k\right)=\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\tag{1}$$ $$\sum_{k=1}^n\left(k^2\right)=\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}\tag{2}$$ $$\sum_{k=1}^n\left(k^3\right)=\left(\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\right)^2\tag{3}$$[/box] Can you identify $n$ in each case and find the sums?
There are 3 formulas you can use here: [box=blue]Summation Formulas $$\sum_{k=1}^n\left(k\right)=\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\tag{1}$$ $$\sum_{k=1}^n\left(k^2\right)=\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}\tag{2}$$ $$\sum_{k=1}^n\left(k^3\right)=\left(\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\right)^2\tag{3}$$[/box] Can you identify $n$ in each case and find the sums?