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title: sum_of_powers
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tags: math,intermediate
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---
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Returns the sum of the powers of all the numbers from `start` to `end` (both inclusive).
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- Use `range()` in combination with a list comprehension to create a list of elements in the desired range raised to the given `power`, `sum()` to add the values together.
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- Omit the second argument, `power`, to use a default power of `2`.
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- Omit the third argument, `start`, to use a default starting value of `1`.
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```py
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def sum_of_powers(end, power = 2, start = 1):
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return sum([(start + i) ** power for i in range(0, end + 1 - start)])
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```
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```py
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sum_of_powers(10) # 385
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sum_of_powers(10, 3) # 3025
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sum_of_powers(10, 3, 5) # 2925
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```
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