Writing the series in sigma notation

Writing the series in sigma notation

Write down each of the following series in summation notation

  1. \(0!+1!+2!+3!+…+6!\)
  2. \(1!+3!+5!+7!…\) to \(n\) terms
  3. \(1\cdot 2\cdot 3+2\cdot 3\cdot 4+3\cdot 4\cdot 5+4\cdot 5\cdot 6+…\) to \(n\) terms
  4. \(-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{16}+…\) to \(n+1\) terms
  5. \(2\cdot 3\cdot 4-3\cdot 4\cdot 5+4\cdot 5\cdot 6-5\cdot 6\cdot 7+…\) to \(n\) terms
  6. \(-\frac{3}{2}+\frac{5}{4}-\frac{7}{8}+\frac{9}{16}+…\) to \(n+1\) terms
  7. \(2+6+18+54+…\) to \(n\) terms
  8. \(-\frac{1}{2}+3-\frac{1}{4}+5-\frac{1}{6}+7-\frac{1}{8}…\) to \(n\) terms

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Answer:(i) \(\sum_{r=0}^{6}r!\) (ii) \(\sum_{r=1}^{n}(2r-1)!\) (iii) \(\sum_{r=1}^{n}r(r+1)(r+2)\) (iv) \(\sum_{r=1}^{n+1}\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)^r\) (v) \(\sum_{r=1}^{n}(-1)^{r+1}(r+1)(r+2)(r+3)\) (vi) \(\sum_{r=1}^{n+1}(-1)^r\frac{2r+1}{2^r}\) (vii) \(\sum_{r=1}^{n}2\cdot3^{r-1}\) (viii) \(\sum_{r=1}^{n}(-1)^r(r+1)^{(-1)^r}\)

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