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Ch. 8 - Sequences, Induction, and Probability
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 9, Problema 64

In Exercises 61–68, use the graphs of and to find each indicated sum.
Two scatter plots showing sequences with points at n=1 to 5 and corresponding values on vertical axes from -5 to 5.
∑i=15(ai+3bi)\(\sum\)_{i=1}^5(a_{i}+3b_{i})

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Step 1: Identify the values of the sequences \(a_n\) and \(b_n\) for \(n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\) from the graphs. For \(a_n\), read the y-values of the points at \(n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5\). For \(b_n\), do the same for the corresponding \(n\) values.
Step 2: Write down the values explicitly. For example, \(a_1 = \text{value from graph}\), \(a_2 = \text{value from graph}\), and so on, similarly for \(b_1, b_2, b_3, b_4, b_5\).
Step 3: Calculate each term inside the summation \(a_i + 3b_i\) for \(i = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\). This means multiply each \(b_i\) by 3 and then add the corresponding \(a_i\).
Step 4: Sum all the calculated terms from Step 3 to find \(\sum_{i=1}^5 (a_i + 3b_i)\). This involves adding the five values obtained for each \(i\).
Step 5: Write the final expression for the sum, showing the addition of all terms explicitly, but do not compute the numerical total as per instructions.

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