College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 9 - Section 9.1 - Sequences - 9.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 648: 79

Answer

$44,000$

Work Step by Step

... we want to apply $(8)\displaystyle \qquad \sum_{k=1}^{n}k^{3}=\left[\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\right]^{2}$, but the index does not start at 1. $\displaystyle \sum_{k=5}^{20}k^{3}=$ (terms from 5 to 20) = (20 terms) - (first 4 terms) $=\displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^{20}k^{3}-\sum_{k=1}^{4}k^{3}$ ... use formula (8) $=\displaystyle \left[\frac{20(20+1)}{2}\right]^{2}-\left[\frac{4(4+1)}{2}\right]^{2}$ $=210^{2}-10^{2}$ $=44,000$
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