College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 8, Sequences and Series - Chapter 8 Review - Exercises - Page 640: 38

Answer

$\dfrac{596}{105}$

Work Step by Step

We calculate the given sum by expanding it: we calculate each term for $i=1,2,3,4$ and add them: $$\begin{align*} \sum_{i=1}^4 \dfrac{2i}{2i-1}&=2+\dfrac{4}{3}+\dfrac{6}{5}+\dfrac{8}{7}\\ &=2\dfrac{386}{105}\\ &=\dfrac{596}{105}. \end{align*}$$
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