Answer:
(n²(n+1)²)/4
Explanation:
1³ = 1
1³ + 2³ = 9
1³ + 2³ + 3³ = 36
1³ + 2³ + 3³ + 4³ = 100
Every answer is a perfect square:
1² = 1
3² = 9
6² = 36
10² = 100
Every number to be squared has a similarity:
(1)² = 1² = 1
(1 + 2)² = 3² = 9
(1 + 2 + 3)² = 6² = 36
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4)² = 10² = 100
Therefore we only need to find the formula for 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + n, and square that formula.
For the new series we have:
1 = 1
1 + 2 = 3
1 + 2 + 3 = 6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10
Let S be the sum of the new series:
S = 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + (n - 1) + n
S can also be re-written as:
S = n + (n - 1) + (n - 2) ... + 2 + 1
Adding the two sums of the series we have:
2S = (n + 1) + (n + 1) + (n + 1) + ... + (n + 1) = n(n + 1)
S = n(n + 1)/2
Now we only need to square this formula to get the formula for the original series:
[n(n + 1)/2]²
Applying Laws of Indices we have:
(n²(n + 1)²)/4
Hope this helps!