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#1 2006-03-14 00:32:48
- George,Y
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1²+2²+3²+...+n²=? without using induction
the answer seems too odd for me -n(n+1)(2n+1)/6, and what mathematical induction can do is just to prove other than to derive. Hoping some genius could handle this out, with ease and simplisity, like the derivation of 1+a+a²+a³+...+an
it's a huge challenge!! Cuz Google doesn't provide a derivation!!
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#2 2006-03-14 00:42:34
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Re: 1²+2²+3²+...+n²=? without using induction
I don't see why you don't want it to be using induction, but whatever. I remember that question being asked here before, so there'll be a topic here somewhere with a proof. I remember that it has an induction proof and a different proof as well, so you get two answers!
I'll try to find the link now. Hang on.
Edit: That was easier than I thought! Here it is.
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#4 2006-03-14 14:53:32
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Re: 1²+2²+3²+...+n²=? without using induction
Thank you for the link. The link finally reminded me of the proof i once read in Thomas' Calculus book, it uses a neighbor elimation trick:
key thought -- (k+1)³-k³ =3k²+3k+1
3(1²+2²+3²+...+n²)
3(1 +2 +3 +... +n)
+) 1 +1 +1 +... +1
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(-1³+2³)+(-2³+3³)+(-3³+4³)+...+(-n³+(n+1)³)
=-1+(n+1)³=n³+3n²+3n
3x + 3n(n+1)/2+n=n³+3n²+3n
3x=n³+3/2 n²+1/2 n= 1/2 n(2n²+3n+1)
x= 1/6 n (2n+1) (n+1) 
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#5 2006-03-19 02:31:06
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Re: 1²+2²+3²+...+n²=? without using induction
Hi.
The function:
is very useful for calculating sums.
That's because:
If you want to calculate this:
, you may express the f(x) = x^i as:
,
where r(x) is the "remainder", which has less power than f(x).
Example for f(x)=x^1:
S_2 (x) = (x+1)^2-x^2=x^2+2x+1-x^2=2x+1
(S_2 (x))/2=x+1/2
f(x)=x^1=x=0.5 S_2(x) - 0.5 = 0.5(S_2(x)-1).
So
.
There's also and binomial proof, which is more usable and universal, but it's harder too.
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#6 2006-03-20 13:45:22
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Re: 1²+2²+3²+...+n²=? without using induction
Good proof! Thanks a lot
a small error, though
f(x) = x^i should be x^k instead, same to the following
in order to know sum of i^k, we need to do know k-1 sums of i^l ,for l=1,2,...k-1
but to me, sum of squares is enough to derive Spearman's Coefficient
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#7 2006-04-01 06:45:05
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Re: 1²+2²+3²+...+n²=? without using induction
Yes, thank you.
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