Sum of the first 84 square numbers

We define square numbers as numbers that when squared will equal a whole number. Thus, the list of the first square numbers starts with 1, 4, 9, 16, and so on.

What is the sum of the first 84 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 84 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 84 square numbers using the formula.

The formula to calculate the first n square numbers is displayed below:

		n(n + 1) × (2(n) + 1)
		6

To calculate the sum of the first 84 square numbers, we enter n = 84 into our formula to get this:

		84(84 + 1) × (2(84) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 84(84 + 1) equals 7140 and (2(84) + 1) equals 169. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		7140 × 169
		6

Next, we calculate 7140 times 169 which equals 1206660. Now our problem looks like this:

		1206660
		6

Finally, divide the numerator by the denominator to get our answer:

1206660 ÷ 6 = 201110

There you go. The sum of the first 84 square numbers is 201110.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 84 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 84th square number is 7056.

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