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Another Square Sequence (Posted on 2003-12-23) Difficulty: 4 of 5
If you subtract the sum of the first x numbers, squared, from the sum of the next x numbers, squared, (for example, 6² + 5² + 4² - 3² - 2² - 1²); you will get (x²)(2x+1) and also x²(x+1)² minus x^4. Prove why this works.

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solution | Comment 4 of 6 |
its because

x^2(2x+1)=x^2(x+1)^2-x^4

  Posted by sumit on 2004-06-14 08:20:05
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