Difference between revisions of "2007 UNCO Math Contest II Problems/Problem 3"

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Problem

State the general rule illustrated here and prove it:

$1 ,\quad \begin{tabular}{cc} 1&1\\1&2\end{tabular} ,\quad \begin{tabular}{ccc} 1&1&1\\1&2&2\\1&2&3\end{tabular},\quad \begin{tabular}{cccc} 1&1&1&1\\1&2&2&2\\1&2&3&3\\1&2&3&4 \end{tabular} ,\quad \begin{tabular}{ccccc} 1&1&1&1&1\\1&2&2&2&2\\1&2&3&3&3\\1&2&3&4&4\\1&2&3&4&5 \end{tabular} ,\quad \cdots$

Solution

$1^2+2^2+3^2+\cdots+n^2=1\cdot{n}+3\cdot{(n-1)}+5\cdot{(n-2)}+\cdots+(2n-1)\cdot{1}$

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