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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Question 73728This question is from textbook McDougal Littell Algebra 2
: 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) About Me  (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
sum%28+6i-3%2C+i=0%2C+n+%29
I hope this is what you're looking for.