Arithmetic Sequences

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part (a) Compute the sum [MATH]101^2 - 97^2 + 93^2 - 89^2 + \cdots + 5^2 - 1^2.[/MATH]
part (b) Compute the sum [MATH](a +(2n+1)d)^2- (a + (2n)d)^2 +(a + (2n-1)d)^2 - (a+(2n-2)d)^2 + \cdots + (a+d)^2 - a^2.[/MATH]
I know I need to pair the terms together and apply difference of squares, but don't know which terms I should pair and what to do after. I would very much appreciate some help. thanks!
 
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What you need to do is to try something and see what happens! Don't wait for someone to tell you what to do; figure it out by trying.

You have an idea (given to you as a hint?), so just take a pair of adjacent terms and apply that idea. Then show us what you find. If that doesn't lead in a good direction, try something else, such as the first term and the last term. (I suspect several approaches will work.)
 
my work





[MATH]101-4\cdot (n-1)=1[/MATH]


[MATH]101-4n+4=1[/MATH]


[MATH]105-1=4n[/MATH]


[MATH]n=26[/MATH]






[MATH]S=101^2 - 97^2 + 93^2 - 89^2 + \cdots+13^2 -9^2 + 5^2 - 1^2.[/MATH]


[MATH]S=101^2 - 97^2 + 93^2 - 89^2 + \cdots+13^2 -9^2 + 5^2 - 1^2[/MATH]


[MATH]S=(101 - 97)(101 + 97) + (93 - 89)(93 + 89) + \cdots+(13 -9)(13 +9) + (5 - 1)(5 + 1)[/MATH]


[MATH]S=792+728 + \cdots+24+88.[/MATH]




[MATH]S=792+728 + \cdots+24+88[/MATH]
[MATH]+[/MATH]
[MATH]S=24+88+\cdots+792+728.[/MATH]




[MATH]2S=816+816+\cdots+816+816.[/MATH]


[MATH]2S=816\cdot13[/MATH]


[MATH]S=\frac{816\cdot13}{2}.[/MATH]


[MATH]S=5304[/MATH]


[MATH]101^2 - 97^2 + 93^2 - 89^2 + \cdots + 5^2 - 1^2 = \boxed{5304}[/MATH]
 
Well done homeschool-girl, well done.

I had \(\sum\limits_{n = 0}^{25} {{{( - 1)}^n}{{(101 - 4n)}^2}} \) which is the same as yours. See Here
 
my work





[MATH]101-4\cdot (n-1)=1[/MATH]


[MATH]101-4n+4=1[/MATH]


[MATH]105-1=4n[/MATH]


[MATH]n=26[/MATH]






[MATH]S=101^2 - 97^2 + 93^2 - 89^2 + \cdots+13^2 -9^2 + 5^2 - 1^2.[/MATH]


[MATH]S=101^2 - 97^2 + 93^2 - 89^2 + \cdots+13^2 -9^2 + 5^2 - 1^2[/MATH]


[MATH]S=(101 - 97)(101 + 97) + (93 - 89)(93 + 89) + \cdots+(13 -9)(13 +9) + (5 - 1)(5 + 1)[/MATH]


[MATH]S=792+728 + \cdots+24+88.[/MATH]




[MATH]S=792+728 + \cdots+24+88[/MATH]
[MATH]+[/MATH]
[MATH]S=24+88+\cdots+792+728.[/MATH]




[MATH]2S=816+816+\cdots+816+816.[/MATH]


[MATH]2S=816\cdot13[/MATH]


[MATH]S=\frac{816\cdot13}{2}.[/MATH]


[MATH]S=5304[/MATH]


[MATH]101^2 - 97^2 + 93^2 - 89^2 + \cdots + 5^2 - 1^2 = \boxed{5304}[/MATH]
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