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Proof that $\sum\limits_{k=1}^nk^2 = \frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}$?
Summation of natural number set with power of $m$
How to get to the formula for the sum of squares of first n numbers?
how can one find the value of the expression, $(1^2+2^2+3^2+\cdots+n^2)$
Let,
$T_{2}(n)=1^2+2^2+3^2+\cdots+n^2$
$T_{2}(n)=(1^2+n^2)+(2^2+(n-1)^2)+\cdots$
$T_{2}(n)=((n+1)^2-2(1)(n))+((n+1)^2-2(2)(n-1))+\cdots$