What is the value of the summation sum_(i=1)^4(2i + 6i^2)?

1 Answer
Feb 9, 2016

\sum_{i=1}^4 (2i+6i^2)=200

Explanation:

Given we have to solve \sum_{i=1}^4 (2i+6i^2)

We have to first break open the sum into 2 parts, which will be
2\sum_{i=1}^4(i)+6\sum_{i=1}^4(i^2)
Since both 2 and 6 in their respective terms are constants that do not change, I've kept them out of the sum term.

Now, the question is easy.
Of course we know that \sum_{i=1}^ni=n(n+1)/2 and that \sum_{i=1}^ni^2=n(n+1)(2n+1)/6
So substituting n=4, we get \sum_{i=1}^4i=cancel{4}^2*5/cancel{2}=10 and \sum_{i=1}^ni^2=cancel{4}^2*5*cancel{9}^3/cancel{6}^1=30

Taking all that into their respective places, you'll see what the answer is.