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Is this a general rule? Because with my primitive checking, all sum of first n cubes add to the square of a triangle number.
1^2 = 1^3 = 1
(1+2)^2 = 1^3 + 2^3 = 9
(1+2+3)^2 = 1^3 + 2^3 + 3^3 = 36
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Huh, looks like it's true!
https://blog.keithmcnulty.org/a-fascinating-fact-about-the-sum-of-cubes-48647c40d852
Paywall. But I did prove it myself for fun and it is indeed true :D
Next one is not.
Yeah it is, (1+2+3+4)² = 10² = 100 = 1+8+27+64 = 1³+2³+3³+4³