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We can factor out the n 3 1 in the sum and be left with n 3 1 ( 1 2 + 2 2 + 3 2 + … + n 2 ) . The formula for the sum of consecutive squares up to n is 6 n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) . Thus, we can rewrite the limit:
n → ∞ lim 6 n 3 n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) = n → ∞ lim 6 n 3 2 n 3 = 3 1
Hence, n m = 3 1 and thus m − n = 1 − 3 = − 2 .