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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write the first three therms of the following series.Please help

OpenStudy (owlcoffee):

Do you have the series pattern given?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I will write it now

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sum_{1}^{\infty} \frac{ 3n - 2 }{ n ^{2} + 1 }\]

OpenStudy (owlcoffee):

A series is nothing more than a definable sum of terms, and it usually follows a pattern, and it is written inside the Sigma. \[\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{ 3n-2 }{ n^2+1 }\] we can find any term by limiting the sum to the desired term, in this case, it's 3: \[\sum_{n=1}^{n=3}\frac{ 3n-2 }{ n^2+1 }\] And, this just translates to: \[\sum_{n=1}^{n=3}\frac{ 3n-2 }{ n^2+1 }=\frac{ 3(1)-2 }{ (1)^2+1 }+\frac{ 3(2)-2 }{ (2)^2+1 } + \frac{ 3(3)-2 }{ (3)^2+1 }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

srry cant u just take a limit and divide the whole thing with the biggest power which in this case is n^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it right what he jsut said?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i am not sure if i am right i am pretty sure he is right

OpenStudy (owlcoffee):

You take the limit when you desire to know if the series is convergent or divergent. When you want to find terms, you replace them on the actual pattern.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got another question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Post it here or make open another topic?

OpenStudy (owlcoffee):

Post it on another topic, so it doesn't get messy.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok srry i didnt read the question about three terms

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