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(n-1)9. Expand11-11 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 60 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 60 + 1 + 2 + 3 +4 + 5AB(-1) + (-2) + (-3) + (-4) + (-5) + (-6)

(n-1)9. Expand11-11 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 60 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 60 + 1 + 2 + 3 +4 + 5AB-example-1

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To expand the given summation, we proceed as follows:


\begin{gathered} \text{Given:} \\ \sum ^6_(n\mathop=1)(n-1) \\ \Rightarrow\text{ }\sum ^6_{n\mathop{=}1}(n)-\text{ }\sum ^6_{n\mathop{=}1}(1) \\ \text{Now:} \\ \sum ^6_{n\mathop{=}1}(n)\text{ is the sum of the first six natural numbers (1,2,3,4,5,6)} \\ \text{And:} \\ \sum ^6_{n\mathop{=}1}(1)\text{ is simply (6}*1)--That\text{ is, the number 1 added to itself six times } \\ \text{Therefore, we have:} \\ \Rightarrow\text{ }\sum ^6_{n\mathop{=}1}(n)-\text{ }\sum ^6_{n\mathop{=}1}(1) \\ \Rightarrow(1+2+3+4+5+6)-(1+1+1+1+1+1) \\ \Rightarrow(1+2+3+4+5+6)-(6) \\ \Rightarrow(1+2+3+4+5) \\ \end{gathered}

Therefore:


\sum ^6_{n\mathop{=}1}(n-1)\text{ = 1+2+3+4+5}

So, the correct option is option C

This is because the sum: 0+1+2+3+4+5 gives the same value as the sum: 1+2+3+4+5

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