1.

Prove by induction

n
1 n
(a) ∑ r (r + 1) = n + 1
r =1
n
1 n(n + 3)
(b) ∑ r (r + 1)(r + 2) = 4(n + 1)(n + 2)
r =1
n
1 n
(c) ∑ (3r − 1)(3r + 2) = 6n + 4
r =1

n
(d) 12 + 32 + 52 + − − − − +(2n − 1) 2 = (4n2 − 1)
3
1
(e) 1x 2 + 2 x3 + 3x4 + − − − − − + n(n + 1) = n(n + 1)(n + 2)
3
n
1
(f) ∑ r (r + 1)(r + 2) = n(n + 1)( n + 2)( n + 3)
r =1 4
n
1
(g) ∑ (2 + 3r ) = n(3n + 7)
r =1 2
⎛ N −1 ⎞ ⎛ 4 ⎞ 2
N +1
N
4n n 2
(h) ∑
n =1 (n + 1)(n + 2)
= ⎜ ⎟⎜
⎝ N + 2 ⎠⎝ 3 ⎠ 3
⎟+
n
j 2 j −1 ⎛ 2n ⎞ 1
(i) ∑
j =1 (j+ 1)(j+ 2)
=⎜ ⎟−
⎝n+2⎠ 2
n
1 1 1
(j) ∑ (k + 1) k
k =1
2
= −
(k + 2) 16 4(n + 1) 2 ( n + 2) 2
2

N
1 1 1
∑ n(n + 1)(n + 2) = 4 − 2(N+ 1)(N+ 2)
n =1