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Does anyone know how to evaluate
I tried the following. Let r = 2, and figure out the terms in
Unlike with a regular geometric series, this does not make all but two of the terms disappear. But it does make all but one of the terms turn into a simple power of 2 (once you collect like powers of 2). In other words, it turns into something plus a regular geometric series. For my final answer, solving for S_n, I got:
but I have reason to believe this is incorrect. Can anybody help me out?
[tex] S_n = \sum_{i=0}^{n-1} i2^i [/tex]
I tried the following. Let r = 2, and figure out the terms in
[tex] S_n - rS_n [/tex]
Unlike with a regular geometric series, this does not make all but two of the terms disappear. But it does make all but one of the terms turn into a simple power of 2 (once you collect like powers of 2). In other words, it turns into something plus a regular geometric series. For my final answer, solving for S_n, I got:
[tex] S_n = (n-2)2^n + 2 [/tex]
but I have reason to believe this is incorrect. Can anybody help me out?