1. ## Arithmetic series

a simple one but I cant remember how to do this!!!

Find sum of the series...

$
\sum\limits_{r = 5}^{r = 90} {(3r - 2)}
$

2. Originally Posted by dankelly07
a simple one but I cant remember how to do this!!!

Find sum of the series...

$
\sum\limits_{r = 5}^{r = 90} {(3r - 2)}
$
$\sum_{r = 5}^{90} {(3r - 2)}$

$= \sum_{r = 5}^{90}3r + \sum_{r = 5}^{90}(-2)$

$= 3 \sum_{r = 5}^{90}r - 2 \sum_{r = 5}^{90}1$

$= 3 \left ( \sum_{r = 1}^{90}r - \sum_{r = 1}^4r \right ) - 2 \left ( \sum_{r = 1}^{90}1 - \sum_{r = 1}^41 \right )$

Can you take it from here?

-Dan

3. Hello,

Originally Posted by dankelly07
a simple one but I cant remember how to do this!!!

Find sum of the series...

$
\sum\limits_{r = 5}^{r = 90} {(3r - 2)}
$
Let $a_r=3r-2$

$a_{r+1}=3(r+1)-2=(3r-2)+3=a_r+{\color{red}3}$

Therefore :

$\sum a_r$ is an arithmetic series of progression 3.

Hmmm, can you continue ?

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Here is another method :

$\sum_{r=5}^{90} (3r-2)=3 \sum_{r=5}^{90} r-\sum_{r=5}^{90} 2$

You should know the general formula for $\sum r$.

And for $\sum 2$, represent yourself adding 2, adding again, and again, and again..

(let's see first if you can do the first one ^^)

Edit : oh, well...topsquark spoiled it

4. Hello, dankelly07!

Another approach . . .

Find sum of the series: . $\sum\limits_{r = 5}^{90} (3r - 2)$

We have: . $S \:=\:13 + 16 + 19 + 22 + \hdots + 268$

This is an arithmetic series.
. . It has: .first term $a = 13$, common difference $d = 3$, and $n = 86$ terms.

Its sum is: . $S \;=\;\frac{n}{2}\bigg[2a + (n-1)d\bigg] \;=\;\frac{86}{2}\bigg[2(13) + 85(3)\bigg] \;=\;12,083$

5. thanks alot, all answers helped..