http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/35822-Express-Results-Using-Symbolic-Summation en-us 2026 Maplesoft, A Division of Waterloo Maple Inc. Maplesoft Document System Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:09:08 GMT Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:09:08 GMT The latest answers and comments added to the Question, Express results using symbolic summation http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/35822-Express-Results-Using-Symbolic-Summation http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/35822-Express-Results-Using-Symbolic-Summation?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Express results using symbolic summation:Comments#answer45259 <p>If your result is x[1] + x[2] + ... + x[n], I don't know what you can do to convert this into summation notation.</p> <p>But, if you can work with the summation from the start, then Maple can probably report the result as a sum. I can't be certain about your situation until you give us more details. What, exactly, are you doing and what are you trying to obtain?</p> <p>One thing&nbsp; you should probably be aware of is the existence of both sum, Sum, and add. When you have a finite list of explicit numbers to add up, you use add. When you have a finite or infinite sequence of terms that you want to simplify, when possible, to a simpler object, you use sum. This might pertain to your situation. The Sum command is the &quot;intert&quot; version of sum; it does not attempt to do any simplifications on the terms in the sum. This is how you can be assured that your final result will be a sum.</p> <p>Doug</p> <pre> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas B. Meade &lt;&gt;&lt; Math, USC, Columbia, SC 29208 E-mail: mailto:meade@math.sc.edu Phone: (803) 777-6183 URL: http://www.math.sc.edu </pre> <p>If your result is x[1] + x[2] + ... + x[n], I don't know what you can do to convert this into summation notation.</p> <p>But, if you can work with the summation from the start, then Maple can probably report the result as a sum. I can't be certain about your situation until you give us more details. What, exactly, are you doing and what are you trying to obtain?</p> <p>One thing&nbsp; you should probably be aware of is the existence of both sum, Sum, and add. When you have a finite list of explicit numbers to add up, you use add. When you have a finite or infinite sequence of terms that you want to simplify, when possible, to a simpler object, you use sum. This might pertain to your situation. The Sum command is the &quot;intert&quot; version of sum; it does not attempt to do any simplifications on the terms in the sum. This is how you can be assured that your final result will be a sum.</p> <p>Doug</p> <pre> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas B. Meade &lt;&gt;&lt; Math, USC, Columbia, SC 29208 E-mail: mailto:meade@math.sc.edu Phone: (803) 777-6183 URL: http://www.math.sc.edu </pre> 45259 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:34:49 Z Doug Meade Doug Meade