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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Evaluate this sigma notation? / Summation notation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it clear what this means?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sum_{k=1}^5\frac{k!}{k}=\frac{1!}{1}+\frac{2!}{2}+\frac{3!}{3}+\frac{4!}{4}+\frac{5!}{5}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

might have been more clever to note that \(\frac{k!}{k}=(k-1)!\) at the beginning, but no matter, you still have to add

OpenStudy (anonymous):

=0!+1!+2!+3!+4!=1+1+2+6+24=34

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So does evaluating mean the same thing as finding the sum? I know how to find the sum, just dont understand what they mean by evaluating

OpenStudy (anonymous):

which is what farmer wu did

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes. it means add

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh, alright. Thanks alot!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yw

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i just show the process

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