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Sums of sequences

Read summation notation and its limits, and use structure to find sums.

Meaning

A sequence sum adds all terms in a specified range. Sigma notation includes starting and ending indices to indicate that range.

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Learning goal

Read summation notation and its limits, and use structure to find sums.

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Check term indices, values, and the range being summed.

Sequence sums

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