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OpenStudy (nincompoop):

I am not able to arrive at the same first part after applying theorems

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

\[\sum_{i=1}^{n}\left( 2+\frac{ i }{ n } \right)\left( \frac{ 1 }{ n } \right)\]

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

I keep getting (4n^2 + 4ni/n^2 + i^2/n^2) (1/n)

hartnn (hartnn):

2/n + i/n^2 2/n is constant in i/n^2, 1/n^2 is constant

hartnn (hartnn):

i believe you know whats summation of constant from 1 to n and whats summation of i from i = 1 to n ?

hartnn (hartnn):

\(\sum \limits_{i=1}^n c = n \\ \sum \limits_{i=1}^n n = \dfrac{n(n+1)}{2}\)

hartnn (hartnn):

2/n times n + (1/n^2) times (n) (n+1)/2 simplify

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

I get those two theorems sorry I forgot the squared, but when I apply \[\sum_{i=1}^{n}\left( 2n+\frac{ i }{ n } \right)^{2}\left( \frac{ 1 }{ n } \right)\]

hartnn (hartnn):

ok, so u'll need one more formula \(\sum \limits_{i=1}^n i^2 = \dfrac{n (n+1)(2n+1)}{6}\) 2n + 4 n (n+1)/2 + (1/n^3) times n (n+1)(2n+1)/6

hartnn (hartnn):

u get how i got that last expression ? (upon solving summation, you would surely not get any term in "i" )

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

that part I understand the book is telling me that it is (4n^2+4ni+i^2)/n^2 (1/n)

hartnn (hartnn):

ofcourse thats without applying summation (a+b)^2 = a^2+2ab+b^2 (2n+i/n)^2 =....

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

I am not getting the 4n^2/n^2 part just 4n^2

hartnn (hartnn):

\(\large \left( 2n+\frac{ i }{ n } \right)^{2}\left( \frac{ 1 }{ n } \right) = (4n^2 +2 \times 2n \times (i/n) +(i/n)^2) \: (1/n) \\ \large = (4n^2 +4i +i^2/n^2) (1/n) \)

hartnn (hartnn):

something's not correct.... either question or answer in your book

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

you and I evaluated the same way, it's the book that is throwing me off

hartnn (hartnn):

your book did \((2+i/n)^2\)

hartnn (hartnn):

so whats the question ?? because at first you posted (2+i/n) then you said you missed the square sign and posted (2n+i/n)^2 (instead of (2+i/n)^2)

hartnn (hartnn):

if it is actually \((2+i/n)^2\) then your book is correct

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

the original question was (2+i/n)^2 (1/n)

hartnn (hartnn):

aah, then what you posted was not correct. your book is correct [(2n+i)/n ]^2

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

I thought I should evaluate that squared first, then apply the theorem

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

I see what you did there, that was my suspicion

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

thanks a lot, I was stuck all morning trying to rework this one

hartnn (hartnn):

welcome ^_^

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