Grade 12 Sigma Notation Worksheet

Grade 12 Sigma Notation Practice

Read each question carefully and provide your answers in the space provided. Show all your work for full credit.

1. Expand the following series and find its sum:

$$\sum_{i=1}^{5} (2i - 1)$$

2. Evaluate the following sum:

$$\sum_{k=0}^{3} k^2$$

3. Write the following series using sigma notation:

a) 3 + 6 + 9 + 12 + 15 =  

b) 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/5 =  

4. Which of the following is equivalent to $$\sum_{n=1}^{4} (n^2 + 1)$$?

5. True or False: The index of summation can be any letter.