Sum of series problem 23: why is my answer 14.4 instead of 2.84?

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Please look at the attachments (for the problem and my work) , thank you.

The answer from the book is 2.84 but I got 14.4.

How come?

My problem is #23
 
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I didn't check all the details of your arithmetic, but it looks like you neglected to multiply by ∆x = .2.