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Sigma Notation

Match each of the sigma expressions with its expansion from the table below. Hence
evaluate the sum.

Q Sigma Expansion Answer


expression
Example 5 2  4  8  16  32 62
 2i
i1

1 5

i i 1

2 5

ii 1
2

3  5 
2

 i 
 i 1 
4 5

1 i1

5 5

  i  1
i 1

6 5

 2i
i 1

7 5

 2i
i 1
2

8 5

  2i 
2

i 1

9  5 
2

  2i 
 i 1 
10  5 
 i   1
 i 1 
11 5

 i
i 1
2
 1

12 5

  i  1
2

i 1

2  3 4 5 6 4  16  36  64  100 1 2  3  4  5 2  5  10  17  26
1  4  9  16  25 2  8  18  32  50 4  9  16  25  36  2  4  6  8  10 
2

1 2  3  4  5 1 11111 2  4  6  8  10  1  2  3  4  5
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Sigma Notation

Match each of the sigma expressions with its expansion from the table below. Hence
evaluate the sum.

Q Sigma Expansion Answer


expression
Example 5 2  4  8  16  32 62
 2i
i1

1 5

i i 1

2 5

ii 1
2

3  5 
2

 i 
 i 1 
4 5

1 i1

5 5

  i  1
i 1

6 5

 2i
i 1

7 5

 2i
i 1
2

8 5

  2i 
2

i 1

9  5 
2

  2i 
 i 1 
10  5 
 i   1
 i 1 
11 5

 i
i 1
2
 1

12 5

  i  1
2

i 1

2  3 4 5 6 4  16  36  64  100 1 2  3  4  5 2  5  10  17  26
1  4  9  16  25 2  8  18  32  50 4  9  16  25  36  2  4  6  8  10 
2

1 2  3  4  5 1 11111 2  4  6  8  10  1  2  3  4  5
2
Solutions to Sigma Notation
1 15

2 55

3 225

4 5

5 20

6 30

7 110

8 220

9 900

10 16

11 60

12 90

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