Write the Series with Summation Notation $( - 1 ) + 4 + ( - 9 ) + 16 + ( - 25 ) + 36$

question 33

Multiple Choice

Write the series with summation notation.
- $( - 1 ) + 4 + ( - 9 ) + 16 + ( - 25 ) + 36$

• A) \(\sum _ { \mathrm { i } = 1 } ^ { 6 } ( - 1 ) ^ { ( \mathrm { i } + 1 ) \cdot \mathrm { i } ^ { 2 } }\)
• B) \(\sum _ { \mathrm { i } = 1 } ^ { 6 } ( - 1 ) ^ { \mathrm { i } } \cdot \mathrm { i } ^ { 2 }\)
• C) \(\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { 6 } - i ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { 6 } ( - i ) ^ { 2 }\)

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