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Write the sum using sigma notation: ( 1+2+3+4+cdots+104=sum_{n=1}^{A} B ), where ( A= ) ( B= )

          Write the sum using sigma notation:
( 1+2+3+4+cdots+104=sum_{n=1}^{A} B ), where
( A= )
( B= )

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Calculus, Early Transcendentals

Dennis G. Zill, Warren S. Wright 4th Edition

Chapter 5

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Solved by Expert Steven Clarke

07/11/2023

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This is an arithmetic series where the common difference is 1. In sigma notation, the sum of an arithmetic series can be written as \( \sum_{n=1}^{A} B \), where A is the number of terms and B is the nth term. In this case, the nth term is simply n, because Show more…

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