Problem 45761. Sum of terms in a series 1 (★★★)
Given x and n, compute the following sum:
where |x| indicates the absolute value of x. Thus, if x = -5 and n = 3, then the sum is (up to n = 3 terms)
|-5|+|-5|^(1/2)+|-5|^(1/3)
= 5+5^(1/2)+5^(1/3)
= 8.946
Avoid using for/while loops.
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