Let be the sum of the sequence from to If the following holds: what is
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Firstly note that S n − S n − 1 = a n
First we write a n + 1 = S n + n + 1
Then we write a n = S n − 1 + n
Subtract the equations to get :
a n + 1 = 2 a n + 1
Put in some values to get a 1 = 1 , a 2 = 3 , a 3 = 7 , a 4 = 1 5
The pattern is obvious a n = 2 n − 1
Put n = 1 0 to get a 1 0 = 1 0 2 3