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: 47

Answer

$\sum_{k=1}^{100} \left(k\cdot2^{k+2}\right)$

Work Step by Step

Writing the given sum using sigma notation means to determine the general term of the sum and the limits for the summation index: $$1\cdot 2^3+2\cdot 2^4+3\cdot 2^5+4\cdot 2^6+\dots+100\cdot 2^{102}=\sum_{k=m}^n a_k.$$ We look for the pattern in the terms of the sum: $$\begin{align*} 1\cdot 2^3&=1\cdot 2^{2+1}\\ 2\cdot 2^4&=2\cdot 2^{2+2}\\ 3\cdot 2^5&=3\cdot 2^{2+3}\\ 4\cdot 2^6&=4\cdot 2^{2+4}\\ &\dots\\ 100\cdot 2^{102}&=100\cdot 2^{2+100}. \end{align*}$$ So the term on the $k$th position is written as $$a_k=k\cdot 2^{k+2} .$$ The summation index $k$ goes from $1$ to $100$. We conclude that the sum can be written using sigma notation like this: $$1\cdot 2^3+2\cdot 2^4+3\cdot 2^5+4\cdot 2^6+\dots+100\cdot 2^{102}=\sum_{k=1}^{100} \left(k\cdot2^{k+2}\right).$$
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