The expanded sum 7 + 10 + 13 + + 58 is to be rewritten in compact form.

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Problem

The expanded sum 7 + 10 + 13 + \dots + 58 is to be rewritten in compact form. (i) Determine how many terms are present in the above sum. (ii) Express the sum in summation notation using an index kk that starts from 11. (iii) Using the expression obtained in part (ii), verify that the last term of the series is indeed 5858.

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