1.8: Evaluate sums using sigma notation

4PM1/2/November/2020 — Question 5 · 8 marks

(a) Show that
r=1n(3r+5)=12n(3n+13).\sum_{r=1}^{n}(3r+5)=\frac12n(3n+13).
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(b) Hence evaluate
r=3550(3r+5).\sum_{r=35}^{50}(3r+5).
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Given that
r=1n(3r+5)=385,\sum_{r=1}^{n}(3r+5)=385,
(c) find the value of n\displaystyle n.
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