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Which of the following statements about summation notation is true?
Which of the following statements about summation notation is true?
What does the index of summation represent?
What does the index of summation represent?
What is the upper limit of summation?
What is the upper limit of summation?
Which property of summation allows us to distribute a constant outside the summation?
Which property of summation allows us to distribute a constant outside the summation?
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What does the term of the summation represent?
What does the term of the summation represent?
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Study Notes
Summation Notation Overview
- A concise mathematical notation representing the sum of a sequence of terms.
- Summation notation is typically denoted by the Greek letter Sigma (Σ).
Index of Summation
- Represents the variable of summation; it indicates the position of each term in the sequence.
- The index often starts at a specific value and increments by one until it reaches the upper limit.
Upper Limit of Summation
- The maximum value that the index of summation can take.
- It determines the total number of terms to be included in the summation.
Distributing a Constant
- The property of summation that allows a constant factor to be factored out is known as the linearity of summation.
- This property states that c * Σa_n = Σ(c * a_n), where c is a constant and a_n is the term being summed.
Term of the Summation
- Represents each individual element or component being added together in the summation.
- The term is typically defined by the index, such as a_i for i = 1 to n, indicating that each term corresponds to a different value of the index.
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This quiz tests your understanding of summation notation and index sets. Practice your skills in identifying variables, limits, and terms of a summation using the Σ notation.
