Wednesday, November 18, 2015

summation - Why is (1+2+3+4+...+n)2 equal to 13+23+33...+n3?

I noticed that the sum of the first n cubes is equal to the square of sum of the first n natural numbers:
ni=1i3=n2(n+1)24=(n(n+1)2)2=(ni=1i)2



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

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