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Solution
Each term takes the form n2+(n−2)1=(n+2)⋅(n−1)1 Using the method of partial fractions, we can write (for some constants A,B ) (n+2)⋅(n−1)1=(n+2)A+(n−1)B⇒1=A⋅(n−1)+B⋅(n+2) Setting n=1 we get B=31, and similarly with n=−2 we get A=−31. Hence the sum becomes 31⋅[(21−51)+(31−61)+(41−71)+(51−81)+⋯] Thus, it telescopes, and the only terms that do not cancel produce a sum of 31⋅(21+31+41)=3613.
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