The sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers is
The square of the sum of the first ten natural numbers is
Hence the difference between the sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers and the square of the sum is .
Find the difference between the sum of the squares of the first one Hundred natural numbers and the square of the sum.
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The sum of the n first natural numbers is: R n = 2 n ( n + 1 ) . The sum of the squares of the n first natural numbers is: S n = 6 n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) We want to evaluate the quantity ( R n ) 2 − S n for n=100. ( R n ) 2 − S n = ( 2 n ( n + 1 ) ) 2 − 6 n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) = 4 n 2 ( n + 1 ) 2 − 6 n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) = 2 n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n ( n + 1 ) − 3 2 n + 1 ) = 2 n ( n + 1 ) 6 3 n 2 + 3 n − 4 n − 2 = 1 2 n ( n + 1 ) ( 3 n 2 − n − 2 ) = 1 2 3 n 4 + 2 n 3 − 3 n 2 − 2 n . For n=100, this works out to be 25164150.