Edexcel FP1 — Question 16

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
TopicProof by induction

16. (a) Show that $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } ( r + 1 ) ( r + 5 ) = \frac { 1 } { 6 } n ( n + 7 ) ( 2 n + 7 ) .$$ (b) Hence calculate the value of \(\quad \sum _ { r = 10 } ^ { 40 } ( r + 1 ) ( r + 5 )\).
[0pt] [P4 June 2004 Qn 1]