Determine the value of the sum above, where the signs change after each perfect square.
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The sum given can be expressed as S = n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 ( − 1 ) n s n , where s n is the sum of integers lesser than or equal to perfect square n 2 but greater than ( n − 1 ) 2 . Therefore,
S = n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 ( − 1 ) s n = n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 ( − 1 ) n k = 1 ∑ n 2 − ( n − 1 ) 2 ( ( n − 1 ) 2 + k ) = n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 ( − 1 ) n ( ( n − 1 ) 2 ( n 2 − ( n − 1 ) 2 ) + 2 1 ( n 2 − ( n − 1 ) 2 ) ( n 2 − ( n − 1 ) 2 + 1 ) ) = n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 ( − 1 ) n ( ( n 2 − 2 n + 1 ) ( 2 n − 1 ) + 2 1 ( 2 n − 1 ) ( 2 n ) ) = n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 ( − 1 ) n ( 2 n − 1 ) ( n 2 − n + 1 ) = n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 ( − 1 ) n ( 2 n 2 − 3 n 2 + 3 n − 1 ) = n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 ( − 1 ) n ( ( n − 1 ) 3 + n 3 ) = − 0 3 − 1 3 + 1 3 + 2 3 − 2 3 − 3 3 + ⋯ + 9 9 3 + 1 0 0 3 = 1 0 0 0 0 0 0