Further Maths - Sums of Cubes

2020-09-16
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What is the formula for the sum of the cubes of the first $n$ natural numbers??

$$ \sum^{n}_{r=1} r^3 = \frac{1}{4}n^2(n+1)^2 $$

How could you rewrite $\sum^{n}_{r=1} r^3$??

$$ \frac{1}{4}n^2(n+1)^2 $$

What’s another way of expressing $\frac{1}{4}n^2(n+1)^2$??

$$ \sum^{n}_{r=1} r^3 $$

How could you rewrite $\sum^{n}_{r=1} 4r^2$??

$$ n^2(n+1)^2 $$

What’s an easy way for remembering the sum of cubes formula??

It’s the sum of the natural numbers formula squared.


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title: Further Maths - Sums of Cubes