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Express each sum using summation notation use 1 as the lower limit of summation and i for the index of summation:1+3+5+... (2n-1)

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Step-by-step explanation

We must express a summation, with i index and lower limit 1, the following sum:


1+3+5+...+(2n-1).

We can write the terms as:


(2*1-1)+(2*2-1)+...+(2*i-1)+...+(2*n-1).

We see that the general term is (2i - 1) and the upper limit is n. So the sum is:


\sum_{i\mathop{=}1}^n(2i-1).Answer
\sum_{i\mathop{=}1}^n(2i-1)

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