Sum: SN = 1 + 3x + 5x + 7x + +﹝2n-1﹞x^n-1

Sum: SN = 1 + 3x + 5x + 7x + +﹝2n-1﹞x^n-1

Sn = 1 + 2x + 3x ^ 2 + 4x ^ 3 +... + NX ^ n-1 (1) xsn = x + 2x ^ 2 + 3x ^ 3 +... + (n-1) x ^ n-1 + NX ^ n (2) (1) - (2): (1-x) Sn = (1 + X + x ^ 2 + x ^ 3 +... + x ^ n-1) - NX ^ n = [(x ^ n) - 1] / (x-1) - NX ^ n Sn = [(x ^ n) - 1) / (x-1) ^ 2-nx ^ n / (x-1) the method used is dislocation subtraction