Asked by Luis
                Express the following in Sigma notation
2+8+18+32+50+72
            
        2+8+18+32+50+72
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                    Answered by
            MathMate
            
    Calculate the difference between successive terms of the sum.  The differences are the terms you need to add together to make the sum.
Sum: 2,8,18,32,50,72...
diff: 2,6,10,14,18,22...
0th term=2
1st term = 6
2nd term = 10
The rule is therefore 2+4i
So check if Σ2+4i works for you. i starts from zero.
    
Sum: 2,8,18,32,50,72...
diff: 2,6,10,14,18,22...
0th term=2
1st term = 6
2nd term = 10
The rule is therefore 2+4i
So check if Σ2+4i works for you. i starts from zero.
                    Answered by
            MathMate
            
    My answer above applies if the list of numbers were successive sums.
Go with Reiny's answer:
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1262752887
    
Go with Reiny's answer:
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1262752887
                    Answered by
            Moneer
            
    Your sum equals 2(1+4+9+16+25+36), two times the sum of squares:
2 sum ( k^2) from 1 to 6
    
2 sum ( k^2) from 1 to 6
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