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Grade 12 · Free practice

Sigma notation

Read and write sums compactly and expand a sigma expression into its terms.

Standards:A-SSE.B.4

Try it: three questions

Real questions from the practice bank. Tap an answer to check it.

Question 1 of 3

Evaluate $\sum_{k=1}5 (3k - 2)$.

Question 2 of 3

Evaluate $\sum_{k=1}4 (k2 + 2k)$.

Question 3 of 3

Evaluate $\sum_{i=1}4 (i2 + 2i)$.

How this fits in

Sigma notation is one skill in the Sequences & Series unit. Students read the unit lesson, then earn a bronze, silver, or gold medal on their last 10 answers. Medals never go down. A mastered unit comes back for review after 1, 3, 7, 16, and 35 days so it stays learned.

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