Evaluate: .
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
- Step 1: Split the sum: , where .
- Step 2: .
Answer
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Why not the others: : the constant term b was not summed n times. : the sum of k was taken as n instead of n(n+1)/2. : b was attached to the wrong part of the sum.
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