$$\sum_{k=0}^{6}{ $2^{k}$}$$

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on Oct 22, 2024 at 1:38 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(\sum_{k = 0}^{6} {{2}^{k}}\)

MathBot Answer:

\[\sum_{k=0}^{6} 2^{k} = 127\]


$$\begin{aligned}\sum_{k=0}^{6} 2^{k} &= \frac{\left(1 - 2^{1 + 6}\right)}{\left(1 - 2\right)} \ \ \ \small{\color{grey}\text{by the identity} \sum_{n=0}^{m} a^n = \frac{1-a^{m+1}}{1-a}}\\&= \left(-127\right) \left(-1\right)\\&= 127\end{aligned}$$