How to find sum of quadratic

Question

I got this quadratic function from physics that I need to find the sum of each term, up to whatever point. Written thusly:

$$ \sum_{n=1}^{t}4.945n^2$$

And is there someway to quickly figure this out? Or links to tutorials

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 26 '12 at 00:26

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There is the standard formula $$\sum_{k=1}^n k^2=\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}.$$

It can be proved by a pretty routine induction.

answered Sep 26 '12 at 00:26

André Nicolas

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