Hint for Section 4.1 Question 5

5. There are at least two ways in which to do this problem.

One option is to consider the given equation and replace every instance of   n  with  (n + 1).

The other option is to split up the required sum, write:

n + 1

i2

=

n i2

+

(n + 1)2

S

S

i = 1

i = 1

and then substitute and simplify.

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