SOLUTION: Write the series with summation notation: -3+3+9+15+21+... I can get a summation for all the numbers except the negative 3. What should I do?

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: Write the series with summation notation: -3+3+9+15+21+...
I can get a summation for all the numbers except the negative 3. What should I do?
This question is from textbook McDougal Littell Algebra 2

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the sequence 6n-3 where n=0 is the first term. With n=0, you start off with -3, with n=1, you get 3, etc. So the series will look like

I hope this is what you're looking for.

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