Question

How can i prove this property to be true for all values of n, using mathematical induction.

Answer 1

Proof -

So, in the first part we'll verify by taking n = 1.

$\implies \: 1 = {1}^{2} = \frac{1(1 + 1)(2 + 1)}{6}$

$\implies{ \frac{1(2)(3)}{6} }$

$\implies{ 1}$

Therefore, it is true for the first part.

In the second part we will assume that,

$\: { {1}^{2} + {2}^{2} + {3}^{2} + ..... + {k}^{2} = \frac{k(k + 1)(2k + 1)}{6} }$

and we will prove that,

$\sf{ \: { {1}^{2} + {2}^{2} + {3}^{2} + ..... + {k}^{2} + (k + 1)^{2} = \frac{(k + 1)(k + 1 + 1) \{2(k + 1) + 1\}}{6}}}$

$\: {{1}^{2} + {2}^{2} + {3}^{2} + ..... + {k}^{2} + (k + 1)^{2} = \frac{(k + 1)(k + 2) (2k + 3)}{6}}$

${1}^{2} + {2}^{2} + {3}^{2} + ..... + {k}^{2} + (k + 1)^{2} = \frac{k (k + 1) (2k + 1) }{6} + \frac{(k + 1) ^{2} }{6}$

${1}^{2} + {2}^{2} + {3}^{2} + ..... + {k}^{2} + (k + 1)^{2} = \frac{k(k+1)(2k+1)+6(k+1)^ 2 }{6}$

${1}^{2} + {2}^{2} + {3}^{2} + ..... + {k}^{2} + (k + 1)^{2} = \frac{(k+1)\{k(2k+1)+6(k+1)\} }{6}$

${1}^{2} + {2}^{2} + {3}^{2} + ..... + {k}^{2} + (k + 1)^{2} = \frac{(k+1)(2k^2 +k+6k+6) }{6}$

${1}^{2} + {2}^{2} + {3}^{2} + ..... + {k}^{2} + (k + 1)^{2} = \frac{(k+1)(2k^2+7k+6) }{6}$

${1}^{2} + {2}^{2} + {3}^{2} + ..... + {k}^{2} + (k + 1)^{2} = \frac{(k+1)(k+2)(2k+3) }{6}$

Henceforth, by using the principle of mathematical induction 1²+2² +3²+....+n² = n(n+1)(2n+1)/ 6 for all positive integers n.

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