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Use mathematical unduction to prove the squared version of:

1 + 2 + 3 + ... + n = n(n+1) / 2

which is

1^2 + 2^2 + ... + n^2 = [n(n+1)(2n+1)] / 6

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For all n  1, prove that
1^2+2^2+3^2+4^2+⋯+ n^2=(n(n+1)(2n+1))/6.

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We use Mathematical Induction to establish the truth value of some mathematical statements.
The axiom, called Induction axiom, used is, if {P(n): n is a natural number} is a set of statements. ...

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