Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Section 12.1 - Sequences and Summation Notation - 12.1 Exercises - Page 851: 50

Answer

$0$

Work Step by Step

$S_{1}=a_{1}=\left( -1\right) ^{1}=-1$ $S_{2}=a_{1}+a_{2}=\left( -1\right) ^{1}+\left( -1\right) ^{2}=0$ $S_{3}=a_{1}+a_{2}+a_{3}=\left( -1\right) ^{1}+\left( -1\right) ^{2}+\left( -1\right) ^{3}=-1$ $S_{4}=S_{3}+\left( -1\right) ^{4}=0$ We see if n is even $\Rightarrow S_{n}=0$ $100$ is even number, so $S_{100}=\sum ^{100}_{j=1}\left( -1\right) ^{j}=0$
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