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How would you, personally, do this summation the quickest way?

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physsure said:
How would you, personally, do this summation the quickest way?

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You can use the idea by Gauss ( when he was 8 years or so) . Pair up:
1) 1+100=101
2) 2+99=101
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50)50+51=101
There are 50 copies of 101 , for a total of 50(101)=5050.
WWGD: What would Gauss do? Probably same he did back then
 
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fresh_42 said:
$$50 \,\pi + \dfrac{25\cdot 67 \cdot 101}{\pi} + \dfrac{1}{2\pi}\sum_{k=1}^{100} (\pi-k)^2$$
@fresh_42 I believe your 3rd term needs a minus in front of it. ## \\ ## Note: ## \sum\limits_{k=1}^{n} k^2=\frac{(2n+1)(n+1)(n)}{6} ## is the most difficult term to evaluate in the above. The rest is relatively straightforward.
 
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@fresh_42 I believe your 3rd term needs a minus in front of it. ## \\ ## Note: ## \sum\limits_{k=1}^{n} k^2=\frac{(2n+1)(n+1)(n)}{6} ## is the most difficult term to evaluate in the above. The rest is relatively straightforward.
Yep, thanks. Lost while turning pages in my scribble book.
 
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Charles Link said:
The rest is relatively straightforward.
How about:
$$
\dfrac{\sqrt{5}^9\cdot 101}{2\,\pi^2} \cdot \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left( \dfrac{1}{n} \right)^2\cdot \dfrac{1}{n+1}\cdot \dfrac{F_n\cdot L_n}{C_n}
$$
with the Fibonacci sequence ##F_n##, the Lucas sequence ##L_n##, and the Catalan sequence ##C_n##.
 
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fresh_42 said:
How about:
$$
\dfrac{\sqrt{5}^9\cdot 101}{2\,\pi^2} \cdot \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left( \dfrac{1}{n} \right)^2\cdot \dfrac{1}{n+1}\cdot \dfrac{F_n\cdot L_n}{C_n}
$$
with the Fibonacci sequence ##F_n##, the Lucas sequence ##L_n##, and the Catalan sequence ##C_n##.
I do think @WWGD probably had the best answer for the OP in post 3.:wink:
 
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