A Brief Introduction of Series

A Brief Introduction of Series

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A series is the sum of the terms of a sequence. Mathematically, if we have a sequence \(a_{1}, a_{2}, a_{3}, \dots, a_{n}\), the corresponding series is written as:

\(S_{n} = a_{1} + a_{2} + a_{3} + \dots + a_{n}.\)

The series can be either finite (with a limited number of terms) or infinite (with terms continuing indefinitely).

In general, the general term of a sequence can be expressed as:

\[T_{n} = S_{n} - S_{n-1}\]

Here \(T_n=S_n-S_{n-1}\) for \(n\ge2\), with \(T_1=S_1\). Equivalently define \(S_0=0\).

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Answer:\(S_n=a_1+\cdots+a_n\); \(T_1=S_1\), \(T_n=S_n-S_{n-1}\) for \(n\ge2\).

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