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Why does 2^2 + 4^2 + 6^2... 20^2 equal 1540

 Feb 2, 2017

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Thanks- that helped a lot:)

 Feb 4, 2017
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2^2 + 4^2 + 6^2... 20^2 =

 

(1 * 2)^2 + (2 * 2)^2  + (3 * 2)^2 +..... + (10 * 2)^2  =

 

2^2 [  1^2 + 2^2 + 3^2 + .....+ 10^2]  =

 

4  [ n * (n + 1) *(2n + 1) ] / 6   =

 

(2/3) [ 10 * 11 * 21]  =

 

1540

 

 

cool cool cool

 Feb 2, 2017
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I don't gettit

Davis  Feb 2, 2017
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Note that: \(\boxed{\color{BurntOrange}{1^2 + 2^2 + 3^2 + 4^2 + ... + n^2=\dfrac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}}}\)

\(\color{BurntOrange}{2^2 + 4^2 + 6^2 + ... + 20^2\\ =(1\times 2)^2 + (2\times 2)^2 + (3\times 2)^2 + ... + (10\times 2)^2\\ =1^2\times 2^2 + 2^2\times 2^2 + 3^2\times 2^2 + ... + 10^2 \times 2^2\\ = 2^2(1^2 + 2^2 + 3^2 + ... + 10^2)\\ =2^2\left(\dfrac{(10)(11)(21)}{6}\right)\\ =\left(\dfrac{1}{3}\right)(2)(10)(11)(21)\\ =(7)(2)(10)(11)\\ =(14)(10)(11)\\ =(154)(10)\\ =1540}\)

MaxWong  Feb 2, 2017
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Thanks- that helped a lot:)

Davis Feb 4, 2017

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