Edexcel FP1 2009 January — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2009
SessionJanuary
TopicSequences and Series

2. (a) Show, using the formulae for \(\sum r\) and \(\sum r ^ { 2 }\), that $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \left( 6 r ^ { 2 } + 4 r - 1 \right) = n ( n + 2 ) ( 2 n + 1 )$$ (b) Hence, or otherwise, find the value of \(\sum _ { r = 11 } ^ { 20 } \left( 6 r ^ { 2 } + 4 r - 1 \right)\).