# 13.4 Series and their notations  (Page 7/18)

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## Verbal

What is an $n\text{th}$ partial sum?

An $n\text{th}$ partial sum is the sum of the first $n$ terms of a sequence.

What is the difference between an arithmetic sequence and an arithmetic series?

What is a geometric series?

A geometric series is the sum of the terms in a geometric sequence.

How is finding the sum of an infinite geometric series different from finding the $n\text{th}$ partial sum?

What is an annuity?

An annuity is a series of regular equal payments that earn a constant compounded interest.

## Algebraic

For the following exercises, express each description of a sum using summation notation.

The sum of terms ${m}^{2}+3m$ from $m=1$ to $m=5$

The sum from of $n=0$ to $n=4$ of $5n$

$\sum _{n=0}^{4}5n$

The sum of $6k-5$ from $k=-2$ to $k=1$

The sum that results from adding the number 4 five times

$\sum _{k=1}^{5}4$

For the following exercises, express each arithmetic sum using summation notation.

$5+10+15+20+25+30+35+40+45+50$

$10+18+26+\dots +162$

$\sum _{k=1}^{20}8k+2$

$\frac{1}{2}+1+\frac{3}{2}+2+\dots +4$

For the following exercises, use the formula for the sum of the first $n$ terms of each arithmetic sequence.

$\frac{3}{2}+2+\frac{5}{2}+3+\frac{7}{2}$

${S}_{5}=\frac{5\left(\frac{3}{2}+\frac{7}{2}\right)}{2}$

$19+25+31+\dots +73$

$3.2+3.4+3.6+\dots +5.6$

${S}_{13}=\frac{13\left(3.2+5.6\right)}{2}$

For the following exercises, express each geometric sum using summation notation.

$1+3+9+27+81+243+729+2187$

$8+4+2+\dots +0.125$

$\sum _{k=1}^{7}8\cdot {0.5}^{k-1}$

$-\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{12}-\frac{1}{24}+\dots +\frac{1}{768}$

For the following exercises, use the formula for the sum of the first $n$ terms of each geometric sequence, and then state the indicated sum.

$9+3+1+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{9}$

${S}_{5}=\frac{9\left(1-{\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)}^{5}\right)}{1-\frac{1}{3}}=\frac{121}{9}\approx 13.44$

$\sum _{n=1}^{9}5\cdot {2}^{n-1}$

$\sum _{a=1}^{11}64\cdot {0.2}^{a-1}$

${S}_{11}=\frac{64\left(1-{0.2}^{11}\right)}{1-0.2}=\frac{781,249,984}{9,765,625}\approx 80$

For the following exercises, determine whether the infinite series has a sum. If so, write the formula for the sum. If not, state the reason.

$12+18+24+30+...$

$2+1.6+1.28+1.024+...$

The series is defined. $S=\frac{2}{1-0.8}$

$\sum _{m=1}^{\infty }{4}^{m-1}$

$\underset{\infty }{\overset{k=1}{{\sum }^{\text{​}}}}-{\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)}^{k-1}$

The series is defined. $S=\frac{-1}{1-\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)}$

## Graphical

For the following exercises, use the following scenario. Javier makes monthly deposits into a savings account. He opened the account with an initial deposit of $50. Each month thereafter he increased the previous deposit amount by$20.

Graph the arithmetic sequence showing one year of Javier’s deposits.

Graph the arithmetic series showing the monthly sums of one year of Javier’s deposits.

For the following exercises, use the geometric series ${\sum _{k=1}^{\infty }\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}^{k}.$

Graph the first 7 partial sums of the series.

What number does ${S}_{n}$ seem to be approaching in the graph? Find the sum to explain why this makes sense.

Sample answer: The graph of ${S}_{n}$ seems to be approaching 1. This makes sense because $\sum _{k=1}^{\infty }{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}^{k}$ is a defined infinite geometric series with $S=\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{1–\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}=1.$

## Numeric

For the following exercises, find the indicated sum.

$\sum _{a=1}^{14}a$

$\sum _{n=1}^{6}n\left(n-2\right)$

49

$\sum _{k=1}^{17}{k}^{2}$

$\sum _{k=1}^{7}{2}^{k}$

254

For the following exercises, use the formula for the sum of the first $n$ terms of an arithmetic series to find the sum.

$-1.7+-0.4+0.9+2.2+3.5+4.8$

$6+\frac{15}{2}+9+\frac{21}{2}+12+\frac{27}{2}+15$

${S}_{7}=\frac{147}{2}$

$-1+3+7+...+31$

$\sum _{k=1}^{11}\left(\frac{k}{2}-\frac{1}{2}\right)$

${S}_{11}=\frac{55}{2}$

For the following exercises, use the formula for the sum of the first $n$ terms of a geometric series to find the partial sum.

${S}_{6}$ for the series $-2-10-50-250...$

${S}_{7}$ for the series $0.4-2+10-50...$

${S}_{7}=5208.4$

$\sum _{k=1}^{9}{2}^{k-1}$

$\sum _{n=1}^{10}-2\cdot {\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}^{n-1}$

${S}_{10}=-\frac{1023}{256}$

For the following exercises, find the sum of the infinite geometric series.

$4+2+1+\frac{1}{2}...$

$-1-\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{16}-\frac{1}{64}...$

$S=-\frac{4}{3}$

$\underset{\infty }{\overset{k=1}{{\sum }^{\text{​}}}}3\cdot {\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}^{k-1}$

$\sum _{n=1}^{\infty }4.6\cdot {0.5}^{n-1}$

$S=9.2$

For the following exercises, determine the value of the annuity for the indicated monthly deposit amount, the number of deposits, and the interest rate.

Deposit amount: $\text{}50;$ total deposits: $60;$ interest rate: $5%,$ compounded monthly

Deposit amount: $\text{}150;$ total deposits: $24;$ interest rate: $3%,$ compounded monthly

$3,705.42 Deposit amount: $\text{}450;$ total deposits: $60;$ interest rate: $4.5%,$ compounded quarterly Deposit amount: $\text{}100;$ total deposits: $120;$ interest rate: $10%,$ compounded semi-annually$695,823.97

## Extensions

The sum of terms $50-{k}^{2}$ from $k=x$ through $7$ is $115.$ What is x ?

Write an explicit formula for ${a}_{k}$ such that $\sum _{k=0}^{6}{a}_{k}=189.$ Assume this is an arithmetic series.

${a}_{k}=30-k$

Find the smallest value of n such that $\sum _{k=1}^{n}\left(3k–5\right)>100.$

How many terms must be added before the series has a sum less than $-75?$

9 terms

Write $0.\overline{65}$ as an infinite geometric series using summation notation. Then use the formula for finding the sum of an infinite geometric series to convert $0.\overline{65}$ to a fraction.

The sum of an infinite geometric series is five times the value of the first term. What is the common ratio of the series?

$r=\frac{4}{5}$

To get the best loan rates available, the Riches want to save enough money to place 20% down on a $160,000 home. They plan to make monthly deposits of$125 in an investment account that offers 8.5% annual interest compounded semi-annually. Will the Riches have enough for a 20% down payment after five years of saving? How much money will they have saved?

Karl has two years to save $10,000$ to buy a used car when he graduates. To the nearest dollar, what would his monthly deposits need to be if he invests in an account offering a 4.2% annual interest rate that compounds monthly?

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