Sum of the first 9 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 9 square numbers, you ask? Here we will give you the formula to calculate the first 9 square numbers and then we will show you how to calculate the first 9 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 9 square numbers, we enter n = 9 into our formula to get this:

		9(9 + 1) × (2(9) + 1)
		6

First, calculate each section of the numerator: 9(9 + 1) equals 90 and (2(9) + 1) equals 19. Therefore, the problem above becomes this:

		90 × 19
		6

Next, we calculate 90 times 19 which equals 1710. Now our problem looks like this:

		1710
		6

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

1710 ÷ 6 = 285

There you go. The sum of the first 9 square numbers is 285.

You may also be interested to know that if you list the first 9 square numbers 1, 2, 9, etc., the 9th square number is 81.

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