Question

sigma evaluate! help please!!

Answer 1

\[\sum_{k=0}^{3} (k ^{2} +1)\]

Answer 2

Let k = 0
Evaluate (you should get 1)
Let k = 1, 2, 3, etc
Keep a running total of what you get for each of k = 0, 1, 2, 3 then add each evaluation together to get your final answer.

Answer 3

18?

Answer 4

what formula do you use if there were more #'s?

Answer 5

These should help:

http://dailycalculus.blogspot.com/2008/04/sigma-notation-summation-rules-limits.html

Answer 6

thanks!!