document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=976774>Question 976774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to write the series in sigma/summation notation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 + 1 + 4 + 7 + ... + 22 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You can study the answer to see how it was obtained. The difference of 3 from one term to the next. 9 terms in the series. The -2 to start the series at -2. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note, it would look a bit different if we started at n=0, but many teachers prefer to see a result where the first term is referenced as n=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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