Wednesday, November 18, 2015

summation - Why is $(1+2+3+4+...+n)^2$ equal to $1^3+2^3+3^3...+n^3$?

I noticed that the sum of the first $n$ cubes is equal to the square of sum of the first $n$ natural numbers:
$$
\sum\limits_{i=1}^n i^3=\frac{n^2(n+1)^2}{4}=\left(\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\right)^2=\left(\sum\limits_{i=1}^n i\right)^2
$$



Is there a clever way to explain (not prove) this identity?

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