Compute the sum:
\(101^2-97^2+93^2-89^2+\ldots+5^2-1^2\)
\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline && \mathbf{ 101^2-97^2+93^2-89^2+\ldots+5^2-1^2} \\\\ &=& 101^2 + 93^2 + 85^2 +\ldots+ 13^2+5^2 \\ && -97^2 -89^2 -81^2 -\ldots- 9^2-1^2 \\\\ &=& \mathbf{\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}\Big(~ 8k-3~\Big)^2 -\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}\Big(~ 8k-7~\Big)^2} \\ \hline \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline && \mathbf{\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}\Big(~ 8k-3~\Big)^2 -\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}\Big(~ 8k-7~\Big)^2} \\\\ &=& \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}\Big(~ 8k-3~\Big)^2 - \Big(~ 8k-7~\Big)^2 \\\\ &=& \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}64k^2-48k+9-(64k^2-112k+49) \\\\ &=& \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13} {\color{red}64k^2}-48k+9{\color{red}-64k^2}+112k-49 \\\\ &=& \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13} -48k+9+112k-49 \\\\ &=& \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13} 64k-40 \\\\ &=& 64\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}k -\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}40 \quad | \quad \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}40 = 40*13 \\\\ &=& 64\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}k - 40*13 \quad | \quad \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}k = \dfrac{(1+13)}{2}*13 \\\\ &=& 64\dfrac{(1+13)}{2}*13 - 40*13 \\\\ &=& 32*14*13 - 40*13 \\\\ &=& 5824 - 520 \\\\ &=& \mathbf{5304} \\ \hline \end{array}\)
\(\mathbf{ 101^2-97^2+93^2-89^2+\ldots+5^2-1^2} = \mathbf{5304}\)
See https://web2.0calc.com/questions/reposted-because-the-answer-i-got-last-time-was-incorrect#r8
Heureka has also answered this previously I think.
Let's see if we can find a pattern
101^2 - 97^2 = 792
93^2 - 89^2 = 728
85^2 - 81^2 = 664
....
21^2 - 17^2 = 152
13^2 - 9^2 = 88
5^2 - 1^2 = 24
And note that
(792 + 24) = ( 728 + 88) = ( 664 + 152) = 816
5 13 21 29 37 45 53 61 69 77 85 93 101
1 9 17 25 33 41 49 57 65 73 81 89 97
So we will have 6 pairs of equal sums of 816 plus the sum of (53^2 - 49^2) = 408
So....the sum is 6 (816) + 408 = 5304
Compute the sum:
\(101^2-97^2+93^2-89^2+\ldots+5^2-1^2\)
\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline && \mathbf{ 101^2-97^2+93^2-89^2+\ldots+5^2-1^2} \\\\ &=& 101^2 + 93^2 + 85^2 +\ldots+ 13^2+5^2 \\ && -97^2 -89^2 -81^2 -\ldots- 9^2-1^2 \\\\ &=& \mathbf{\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}\Big(~ 8k-3~\Big)^2 -\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}\Big(~ 8k-7~\Big)^2} \\ \hline \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline && \mathbf{\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}\Big(~ 8k-3~\Big)^2 -\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}\Big(~ 8k-7~\Big)^2} \\\\ &=& \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}\Big(~ 8k-3~\Big)^2 - \Big(~ 8k-7~\Big)^2 \\\\ &=& \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}64k^2-48k+9-(64k^2-112k+49) \\\\ &=& \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13} {\color{red}64k^2}-48k+9{\color{red}-64k^2}+112k-49 \\\\ &=& \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13} -48k+9+112k-49 \\\\ &=& \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13} 64k-40 \\\\ &=& 64\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}k -\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}40 \quad | \quad \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}40 = 40*13 \\\\ &=& 64\sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}k - 40*13 \quad | \quad \sum \limits_{k=1}^{13}k = \dfrac{(1+13)}{2}*13 \\\\ &=& 64\dfrac{(1+13)}{2}*13 - 40*13 \\\\ &=& 32*14*13 - 40*13 \\\\ &=& 5824 - 520 \\\\ &=& \mathbf{5304} \\ \hline \end{array}\)
\(\mathbf{ 101^2-97^2+93^2-89^2+\ldots+5^2-1^2} = \mathbf{5304}\)