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Special Series Summation

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Standard sums (memorize these):

SeriesFormula
sum_{k=1}^{n} kn(n+1)/2
sum_{k=1}^{n} k^2n(n+1)(2n+1)/6
sum_{k=1}^{n} k^3[n(n+1)/2]^2
sum_{k=1}^{n} k^4n(n+1)(2n+1)(3n^2+3n-1)/30
sum_{k=1}^{n} (2k-1)n^2
sum_{k=1}^{n} 2kn(n+1)
sum_{k=1}^{n} k(k+1)n(n+1)(n+2)/3
sum_{k=1}^{n} k(k+1)(k+2)n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)/4

Beautiful identity: sum(k^3) = [sum(k)]^2. The sum of cubes equals the square of the sum of natural numbers.

General pattern: sum of k(k+1)(k+2)...(k+m-1) = n(n+1)(n+2)...(n+m) / (m+1). This generalizes the first few formulas.

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