Use the Summation Properties to Evaluate the Series - $$\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { 6 } \left( i ^ { 2 } + i - 4 \right)$$

question 175

Multiple Choice

Use the summation properties to evaluate the series. The following rules may be needed: $$\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { n } i = \frac { n ( n + 1 ) } { 2 } ; \quad \sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { n } i ^ { 2 } = \frac { n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) } { 6 } ; \quad \sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { n } i ^ { 3 } = \frac { n ^ { 2 } ( n + 1 ) ^ { 2 } } { 4 } .$$
- $$\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { 6 } \left( i ^ { 2 } + i - 4 \right)$$

• A) 417
• B) 108
• C) 88
• D) 437

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