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Set <math>x=3+j3</math>.  Note that <math>|x|>1</math>.
 
Set <math>x=3+j3</math>.  Note that <math>|x|>1</math>.
  
  <math>\sum_{n=-42}^5 3^{n+1} (1+j)^n = 3sum_{n=-42}^5 x^n = 3sum_{n=-5}^42x^(-n) = 3sum_{n=-5}^42(\frac{1}{x})^n </math>
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  <math>\sum_{n=-42}^5 3^{n+1} (1+j)^n = 3\sum_{n=-42}^5 x^n = 3\sum_{n=-5}^{42}x^{-n} = 3\sum_{n=-5}^{42}(\frac{1}{x})^n </math>
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<math> = 3(\sum_{n=-5}^{\infty}(\frac{1}{x})^n - \sum_{n=43}^{\infty}(\frac{1}{x})^n) = 3(\frac{(\frac{1}{x})^{-5}}{1-\frac{1}{x}} - \frac{(\frac{1}{x})^{43}}{1-\frac{1}{x}}) = 3(\frac{x^6-x^{-42}}{x-1}) </math>
 
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===Answer 3===
 
write it here.
 
write it here.
 
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Simplify this summation

$ \sum_{n=-42}^5 3^{n+1} (1+j)^n  $

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Answer 1

TA's comments: Any complex number can be written as one single complex exponential. i.e. $ a+jb=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}e^{j\theta}, where\ tan\theta = \frac{b}{a} $

Answer 2

Set $ x=3+j3 $. Note that $ |x|>1 $.

$ \sum_{n=-42}^5 3^{n+1} (1+j)^n = 3\sum_{n=-42}^5 x^n = 3\sum_{n=-5}^{42}x^{-n} = 3\sum_{n=-5}^{42}(\frac{1}{x})^n  $
$  = 3(\sum_{n=-5}^{\infty}(\frac{1}{x})^n - \sum_{n=43}^{\infty}(\frac{1}{x})^n) = 3(\frac{(\frac{1}{x})^{-5}}{1-\frac{1}{x}} - \frac{(\frac{1}{x})^{43}}{1-\frac{1}{x}}) = 3(\frac{x^6-x^{-42}}{x-1})  $

Answer 3

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