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Key Summation Formulas Explained

The document presents four summation formulas: the sum of the first n positive integers equals n(n+1)/2, the sum of the first n positive integers squared equals n(n+1)(2n+1)/6, the sum of the first n positive integers cubed equals n^2(n+1)^2/4. It also shows that the sum of the first n positive integers to the power of 2 equals 2n(n+1)(2n+1)/6.

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Key Summation Formulas Explained

The document presents four summation formulas: the sum of the first n positive integers equals n(n+1)/2, the sum of the first n positive integers squared equals n(n+1)(2n+1)/6, the sum of the first n positive integers cubed equals n^2(n+1)^2/4. It also shows that the sum of the first n positive integers to the power of 2 equals 2n(n+1)(2n+1)/6.

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A few summation formulas

n n
X X n(n + 1)
1=n k=
k=1 k=1
2

n n
X n(n + 1)(2n + 1) X n2 (n + 1)2
k2 = k3 =
k=1
6 k=1
4

A few summation formulas


n n
X X n(n + 1)
1=n k=
k=1 k=1
2

n n
X
2n(n + 1)(2n + 1) X n2 (n + 1)2
k = k3 =
k=1
6 k=1
4

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