3 marksThe Real Number System – ℝ
CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 1 · May/June 2008 · Paper 2 · Question 1(c)(ii)
Hence, or otherwise, evaluate Σ (from r=31 to 50) r(r + 1).
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