Scribd
Upload
131 views3 pages

(Mathematical Readiness) - 5 - Summation of Indexed Data

The document summarizes how to calculate the summation of indexed data. It provides a list of 13 measurements labeled x1 through x13. It defines the notation to represent the summation from i=1 to 13 of -38xi. It explains how to evaluate this using the distributive property and sigma notation. It calculates the summation as -38 times the summation of x1 through x13, which equals -38×182 = -6916. Therefore, the answer is -6916.

Uploaded by

Marco Fragoso
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
131 views3 pages

(Mathematical Readiness) - 5 - Summation of Indexed Data

The document summarizes how to calculate the summation of indexed data. It provides a list of 13 measurements labeled x1 through x13. It defines the notation to represent the summation from i=1 to 13 of -38xi. It explains how to evaluate this using the distributive property and sigma notation. It calculates the summation as -38 times the summation of x1 through x13, which equals -38×182 = -6916. Therefore, the answer is -6916.

Uploaded by

Marco Fragoso
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

ALEKS 22/03/20 21'33

Student Name:Marco
Marco Antonio Fragoso Gonzalez
Date:03/22/2020
03/22/2020

Mathematical Readiness

Summation of indexed data


Sample Question

The following is a list of 13 measurements.

81, -66, 80, 68, -94, -62, -19, 93, 20, 33, -88, 96, 40.

Suppose that these 13 measurements are respectively labeled x 1, x 2, ... , x 13. (Thus, 81 is labeled x 1, − 66 is
labeled x 2, and so on.) Compute the following.

13

Σ
i=1
− 38x i

Explanation

The notation used in this problem provides a compact way of writing a sum having many terms. This notation is
called summation notation or sigma notation. The symbol Σ is the Greek letter capital sigma.

If x 1, x 2, ... , x 13 is a list of n numbers, then the notation

Σ
i=1
xi

is a compact way of writing

x 1 + x 2 + ... + x n.

In this problem, the notation

https://www-awu.aleks.com/alekscgi/x/Isl.exe/1M8RFXy4ngNzZdxa…43lkgqSWd6W4xiH5VnDhUqMn6KWLJ0cIV7518elzgouPuJ6IEWNqxjMpUzzP Página 1 de 3
ALEKS 22/03/20 21'33

13

Σ
i=1
− 38x i

is a compact way of writing

− 38 x 1 + − 38 x 2 + ... + − 38 x 13,

which itself is

− 38 81 + − 38 − 66 + ... + − 38 40
according to the labeling we have given the measurements in the list.

To evaluate the sum

− 38 81 + − 38 − 66 + ... + − 38 40 ,

we can use the fact that each of the terms in the sum involves multiplication by − 38. The distributive property of
the real numbers allows us to "factor out" the − 38 from each of the terms, giving

− 38 81 + − 66 + ... + 40 ,

which in sigma notation is

13
− 38
Σ
i=1
xi .

Using appropriate technology (such as a calculator that performs summation), we find that

13

Σ
i=1
x i = 182,

so

13
− 38
Σ
i=1
x i = − 38 182 = − 6916.

Thus,

https://www-awu.aleks.com/alekscgi/x/Isl.exe/1M8RFXy4ngNzZdx…43lkgqSWd6W4xiH5VnDhUqMn6KWLJ0cIV7518elzgouPuJ6IEWNqxjMpUzzP Página 2 de 3
ALEKS 22/03/20 21'33

13

Σ
i=1
− 38x i = − 6916.

Answer

The answer is − 6916.

https://www-awu.aleks.com/alekscgi/x/Isl.exe/1M8RFXy4ngNzZdx…43lkgqSWd6W4xiH5VnDhUqMn6KWLJ0cIV7518elzgouPuJ6IEWNqxjMpUzzP Página 3 de 3

You might also like